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Hebrews 11:8 — King James Version← Study notes

By 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 whither he went.


Hebrews 11:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:818 words
GreekMeaning
ΠίστειPistei
By faithnounG4102
καλούμενοςkaloumenos
being calledverbG2564
ἈβραὰμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
ὑπήκουσενhypēkousen
obeyedverbG5219
ἐξελθεῖνexelthein
to go outverbG1831
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τόπονtopon
a placenounG5117
ὃνhon
thatrelative pronounG3739
ἤμελλενēmellen
he was goingverbG3195
λαμβάνεινlambanein
to receiveverbG2983
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
κληρονομίανklēronomian
an inheritancenounG2817
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐξῆλθενexēlthen
went outverbG1831
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenos
knowingverbG1987
ποῦpou
whereadverbG4225
ἔρχεταιerchetai
he is goingverbG2064
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:8

“By 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 whither he went. By 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.” [“By faith”]: for (tell me) whom did he see to emulate? He had for father a Gentile, and an idolater; he had heard no prophets; he knew not whither he was…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 23 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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