Bible verses about Pilgrims and Strangers
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- Described
John 17:16- Saints are called to be
Genesis 12:1; Acts 7:3; Luke 14:26,27,33- All saints are
Psalms 39:12; I Peter 1:1- Saints confess themselves
I Chronicles 29:15; Psalms 39:12; 119:19; Hebrews 11:13- AS SAINTS THEY
- Are strengthened by God
Deuteronomy 33:25; Psalms 84:6,7
- Are actuated by faith
Hebrews 11:9
- Have their faces toward Zion
Jeremiah 50:5
- Keep the promised in view
Hebrews 11:13
- Forsake all for Christ
Matthew 19:27
- Look for a heavenly country
Hebrews 11:16
- Look for a heavenly city
Hebrews 11:10
- Pass their sojourning in fear
I Peter 1:17
- Rejoice in the statutes of God
Psalms 119:54
- Pray for direction
Psalms 43:3; Jeremiah 50:5
- Have a heavenly conversation
Philippians 3:20
- Hate worldly fellowship
Psalms 120:5,6
- Are not mindful of this world
Hebrews 11:15
- Are not at home in this world
Hebrews 11:9
- Shine as lights in the world
Philippians 2:15
- Invite others to go with them
Numbers 10:29
- Are exposed to persecution
Psalms 120:5-7; John 17:14
- Should abstain from fleshly lusts
I Peter 2:11
- Should have their treasure in heaven
Matthew 6:19; Luke 12:33; Colossians 3:1,2
- Should not be over anxious about worldly things
Matthew 6:25
- Long for their pilgrimage to end
Psalms 55:6; II Corinthians 5:1-8
- Die in faith
Hebrews 11:13
- The world is not worthy of
Hebrews 11:38- God is not ashamed to be called their God
Hebrews 11:16- Typified
- Israel
Exodus 6:4; 12:11- Exemplified
- Abraham
Genesis 23:4; Acts 7:4,5
- Jacob
Genesis 47:9
- Saints of old
I Chronicles 29:15; Hebrews 11:13,38
- David
Psalms 39:12
- The Apostles
Matthew 19:27