And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from where they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. Treasury of Scripture mindful. Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife... Genesis 12:10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. Genesis 24:6-8 And Abraham said to him, Beware you that you bring not my son thither again... Genesis 31:18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram... Genesis 32:9-11 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which said to me, Return to your country...
Context The Faith of Abraham
8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he went. 9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from where they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: why God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city. 17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall your seed be called: 19Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from where also he received him in a figure. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And truly if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they had doubtless time to return.
Darby Bible Translation
And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;
King James Bible
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
Young's Literal Translation
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,
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