Hebrews 11
11Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about and the certainty that what we cannot see exists.G1161G4102G2076G5287G1679G1650G4229G3756G9912By faith our ancestors won approval.G1063G1722G5026G4245G31403By faith we understand that time was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are invisible.G4102G3539G165G2675G4487G2316G1519G3588G991G1096G3361G1096G1537G53164By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead.G4102G6G4374G2316G4119G2378G3844G2535G1223G3739G3140G1511G1342G2316G3140G1909G846G1435G2532G1223G846G599G2089G2980G29805By faith Enoch was taken away without experiencing death. He could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he won approval as one who pleased God.G4102G1802G3346G1492G3361G1492G2288G2532G2147G3756G2147G1360G2316G3346G846G1063G4253G846G3331G3140G2100G23166Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently search for him.G1161G5565G4102G102G2100G1063G4334G2316G1163G4100G3754G2076G2532G1096G3406G1567G8467By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes by faith.G4102G3575G5537G4012G3369G991G3369G2125G2680G2787G1519G4991G846G3624G1223G3739G2632G2889G2532G1096G2818G1343G2596G41028By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.G4102G11G2564G1831G1519G5117G3739G3195G2983G1519G2817G5219G2532G1831G3361G1987G4226G20649By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who also inherited the same promise,G4102G3939G1519G1093G1860G5613G245G2730G1722G4633G3326G2464G2532G2384G4789G846G186010because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God.G1063G1551G4172G2192G2310G3739G5079G2532G1217G231611By faith Sarah, even though she was old and barren, received the strength to conceive, because she was convinced that the one who had made the promise was faithful.G4102G2532G4564G846G2983G1411G1519G2602G4690G2532G5088G3844G2540G2244G1893G2233G4103G186112Abraham was as good as dead, yet from this one man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.G1352G1080G2532G575G1520G2532G5023G3499G2531G798G3772G4128G2532G5616G285G3588G3844G2281G5491G38213All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth.G3778G3956G599G2596G4102G3361G2983G1860G235G1492G846G4207G2532G3982G2532G782G2532G3670G3754G1526G3581G2532G3927G1909G109314For people who say such things make it clear that they are looking for a country of their own.G1063G3004G5108G1718G3754G1934G396815If they had been thinking about what they had left behind, they would have had an opportunity to go back.G2532G3303G1487G3421G1565G575G3739G1831G302G2192G2540G34416Instead, they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, because he has prepared a city for them.G1161G3570G3713G2909G5123G2032G1352G2316G1870G3756G1870G846G1941G846G2316G1063G2090G846G417217By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac - he who had received the promises was about to offer his unique son in sacrifice,G4102G11G3985G4374G2464G2532G324G1860G4374G343918about whom it had been said, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."G4314G3739G2980G3754G1722G2464G2564G4671G4690G256419Abraham was certain that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did get Isaac back in this way.G3049G3754G2316G1415G1453G2532G1537G3498G3606G2532G2865G846G1722G385020By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.G4102G2464G2127G2384G2532G2269G4012G319521By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons "and worshiped while leaning on the top of his staff."G4102G2384G599G2127G1538G5207G2501G2532G4352G1909G206G846G446422By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave them instructions about burying his bones.G4102G2501G5053G3421G4012G1841G5207G2474G2532G1781G4012G846G374723By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after he was born, because they saw that he was a beautiful child and were not afraid of the king's order.G4102G3475G1080G2928G5150G5259G846G3962G1360G1492G791G3813G2532G5399G3756G5399G935G129724By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,G4102G3475G1096G3173G720G3004G5207G5328G236425because he preferred being mistreated with God's people to enjoying the pleasures of sin for a short time.G138G3123G4778G2992G2316G2228G2192G619G266G434026He thought that being insulted for the sake of the Messiah was of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.G2233G3680G5547G3187G4149G2233G2344G1722G125G1063G578G1519G340527By faith he left Egypt, without being afraid of the king's anger, and he persevered because he saw the one who is invisible.G4102G2641G125G3361G5399G2372G935G1063G2594G5613G3708G51728By faith he established the Passover and the sprinkling of blood to keep the destroyer of the firstborn from touching the people.G4102G4160G3957G2532G4378G129G3363G3645G4416G2345G84629By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do this, they were drowned.G4102G1224G2063G2281G5613G1223G3584G3739G124G3984G2983G266630By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.G4102G5038G2410G4098G2944G1909G2033G225031By faith Rahab the prostitute did not die with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies with a greeting of peace.G4102G4204G4460G4881G3756G544G1209G2685G3326G151532And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.G2532G5101G3004G2089G3004G1063G5550G1952G3165G1334G4012G1066G5037G913G2532G4546G2532G2422G1138G2532G5037G4545G2532G439633Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, received promises, shut the mouths of lions,G3739G1223G4102G2610G932G2038G1343G2013G1860G5420G4750G302334put out raging fires, escaped death by the sword, found strength in weakness, became powerful in battle, and routed foreign armies.G4570G1411G4442G5343G4750G3162G575G769G1743G1096G2478G1722G4171G2827G3925G24535Women received their dead raised back to life. Other people were brutally tortured, but refused to be ransomed, so that they might gain a better resurrection.G1135G2983G846G3498G1537G386G1161G243G5178G3756G4327G629G2443G5177G2909G38636Still others endured taunts and floggings, and even chains and imprisonment.G1161G2087G2983G3984G1701G2532G3148G1161G2089G1199G2532G543837They were stoned to death, sawed in half, and killed with swords. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins. They were needy, oppressed, and mistreated.G3034G4249G3985G599G1722G5408G3162G4022G1722G3374G1722G122G1192G5302G2346G255838The world wasn't worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and from caves to holes in the ground.G3739G2889G2258G3756G514G4105G1722G2047G2532G3735G2532G4693G2532G3692G109339All these people won approval for their faith but they did not receive what was promised,G2532G3778G3956G3140G1223G4102G2865G3756G186040since God had planned something better for us, so that they would not be perfected without us.G2316G4265G5100G2909G5100G4012G2257G3363G5048G5565G2257G5048G3363G5048
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