Hebrews 11:14 (LSB)

Passage

For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:12 Therefore there were born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

Hebrews 11:13 All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Hebrews 11:14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

Hebrews 11:15 And indeed if they had been remembering that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

Hebrews 11:16 But now, they aspire to a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He prepared a city for them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "such", "things", "make", "clear", "seeking", and "country". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "such" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "All these died in faith without receiving..." into verse 15's "And indeed if they had been remembering...", so "such" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "such" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.