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  • Hebrews 11:16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 16 But now they are reaching out for a better place, that is, one belonging to heaven. Therefore, God is not ashamed of them, to be called on as their God,+ for he has prepared a city for them.+

  • Hebrews 11:16
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 16 νῦν now δὲ but κρείττονος of better (one) ὀρέγονται, they are reaching out for, τοῦτ’ this ἔστιν is ἐπουρανίου. of heavenly (one). διὸ Through which οὐκ not ἐπαισχύνεται is being ashamed upon of αὐτοὺς them ὁ the θεὸς God θεὸς God ἐπικαλεῖσθαι to be called upon αὐτῶν, of them, ἡτοίμασεν he prepared γὰρ for αὐτοῖς to them πόλιν. city.

  • Hebrews 11:16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 16 But now they are reaching out for a better [place], that is, one belonging to heaven.+ Hence God is not ashamed of them, to be called upon as their God,+ for he has made a city+ ready for them.

  • Hebrews 11:16
    The Bible in Living English
    • 16 but as it is, they are bent on a better one, that is, a heavenly one. For which reason God is not ashamed of them, of being designated as their God; for he has got a city ready for them.

  • Hebrews 11:16
    American Standard Version
    • 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

  • Hebrews 11:16
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 16 But now after a better one are they reaching, That is a heavenly; Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be invoked as their God,—For he hath prepared for them a city.

  • Hebrews 11:16
    King James Version
    • 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

  • Hebrews
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 11:16 w98 1/15 11; w93 7/15 17; si 19; w89 12/15 12; w87 1/15 13

  • Hebrews
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 11:16 kc 46-55; w80 1/15 11-12; w80 8/1 17; w79 6/15 18; w76 745-746; w75 282; w73 495; w71 569; w69 494; w67 79; w62 754; g61 11/8 28; w56 147; w52 503; w46 55; w43 233; fd 17; w41 37, 233, 247; ci 175; w40 158; w39 181, 326; w36 95; w35 28; kw 45

  • Hebrews
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 11:16

      The Watchtower,

      1/15/1998, p. 11

      7/15/1993, p. 17

      12/15/1989, p. 12

      1/15/1987, p. 13

      “All Scripture,” p. 19

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