Hebrews 11:15
Hebrews 11:13-16 The Message (MSG)
Each one of these people of faith died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing. How did they do it? They saw it way off in the distance, waved their greeting, and accepted the fact that they were transients in this world. People who live this way make it plain that they are looking for their true home. If they were homesick for the old country, they could have gone back any time they wanted. But they were after a far better country than that—heaven country. You can see why God is so proud of them, and has a City waiting for them.
Hebrews 11:15 King James Version (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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Hebrews 11:15 New Century Version (NCV)
If they had been thinking about the country they had left, they could have gone back.
Hebrews 11:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Hebrews 11:15 New International Version (NIV)
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
Hebrews 11:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Hebrews 11:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And if they had been thinking of that country from which they departed [as their true home], they would have had [a continuing] opportunity to return.
Hebrews 11:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back.