16But 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.
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For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-31)The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old-Testament times, and these may be divided into two classes:—1. Those whose names are mentioned, and the particular exercise and actings of whose faith are specified. 2. Those whose names are barely mentioned, and an account given in general of the expl…
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