13 - strangers - aliens, foreign, unknown and causing surprise and wonder.
- pilgrims - exiles, temporary residents settled briefly.
14 - homeland - country of their own; heavenly home; a place where their Father lives.
16 - better - (than what they left) in value, dignity, nobler, more excellent.
- ashamed - to bring shame by choices.

Being prepared to see what God is offering is the key to living in the controlling and sustaining faith of hearing by the Word of God to create faith sight.