KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Abraham had so much faith that when God told him to pack up and move to a place he'd never seen — a place that would eventually belong to his family — he just did it. He literally left everything behind without even knowing where he was headed.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes faith means saying yes to God's plan before you can see the full picture.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The letter to the Hebrews was written by an anonymous author to a community of Jewish Christians, likely in the first century CE. It was written to encourage these believers who were facing persecution and considering abandoning their faith, emphasizing the new covenant's fulfillment in Christ.
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