Hebrews 11:13 (YLT)

Passage

In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted <FI>them<Fi> , and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:11 By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

Hebrews 11:12 wherefore, also from one were begotten--and that of one who had become dead--as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that <FI>is<Fi> by the sea-shore--the innumerable.

Hebrews 11:13 In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted <FI>them<Fi> , and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

Hebrews 11:14 for those saying such things make manifest that they seek a country;

Hebrews 11:15 and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "died", "having", "received", "promises", "afar", and "seen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "died", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "wherefore also from one were begotten--and that..." into verse 14's "for those saying such things make manifest...", so "faith" and "died" 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 "faith" and "died" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.