"And truly, if they had been mindful of that {country} from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have…" — Hebrews 11:15

Hebrews 11:15 · KJV

“And truly, if they had been mindful of that {country} from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.”

— Hebrews 11:15

Verse 14

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

Verse 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 11 — Context

These 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. {in faith: Gr. according to faith}

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

And truly, if they had been mindful of that {country} from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

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.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten {son},

Cross References

Genesis 24:6-8

And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

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 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; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

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, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 32:9-11

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: