15If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.


In Context

12 Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

15 If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.

16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

17 By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

Hebrews 11:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:15And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:15And truly if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they had doubtless time to return.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:15And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:15And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:15And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came, they might have had opportunity to return.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from where they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.