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Hebrews 11
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The Meaning of Faith

11Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.G1161G4102G2076G5287G1679G1650G4229G3756G991 2Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval.G1063G1722G5026G4245G3140 3By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.G4102G3539G165G2675G4487G2316G1519G3588G991G1096G3361G1096G1537G5316

The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah

4By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain's. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith he still speaks.G4102G6G4374G2316G4119G2378G3844G2535G1223G3739G3140G1511G1342G2316G3140G1909G846G1435G2532G1223G846G599G2089G2980G2980 5By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and "he was not found, because God had taken him." For it was attested before he was taken away that "he had pleased God."G4102G1802G3346G1492G3361G1492G2288G2532G2147G3756G2147G1360G2316G3346G846G1063G4253G846G3331G3140G2100G2316 6And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.G1161G5565G4102G102G2100G1063G4334G2316G1163G4100G3754G2076G2532G1096G3406G1567G846 7By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.G4102G3575G5537G4012G3369G991G3369G2125G2680G2787G1519G4991G846G3624G1223G3739G2632G2889G2532G1096G2818G1343G2596G4102

The Faith of Abraham

8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going.G4102G11G2564G1831G1519G5117G3739G3195G2983G1519G2817G5219G2532G1831G3361G1987G4226G2064 9By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.G4102G3939G1519G1093G1860G5613G245G2730G1722G4633G3326G2464G2532G2384G4789G846G1860 10For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.G1063G1551G4172G2192G2310G3739G5079G2532G1217G2316 11By faith he received power of procreation, even though he was too old—and Sarah herself was barren—because he considered him faithful who had promised.G4102G2532G4564G846G2983G1411G1519G2602G4690G2532G5088G3844G2540G2244G1893G2233G4103G1861 12Therefore from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, "as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore."G1352G1080G2532G575G1520G2532G5023G3499G2531G798G3772G4128G2532G5616G285G3588G3844G2281G5491G382 13All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,G3778G3956G599G2596G4102G3361G2983G1860G235G1492G846G4207G2532G3982G2532G782G2532G3670G3754G1526G3581G2532G3927G1909G1093 14for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.G1063G3004G5108G1718G3754G1934G3968 15If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity to return.G2532G3303G1487G3421G1565G575G3739G1831G302G2192G2540G344 16But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them.G1161G3570G3713G2909G5123G2032G1352G2316G1870G3756G1870G846G1941G846G2316G1063G2090G846G4172 17By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,G4102G11G3985G4374G2464G2532G324G1860G4374G3439 18of whom he had been told, "It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you."G4314G3739G2980G3754G1722G2464G2564G4671G4690G2564 19He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead—and figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.G3049G3754G2316G1415G1453G2532G1537G3498G3606G2532G2865G846G1722G3850 20By faith Isaac invoked blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.G4102G2464G2127G2384G2532G2269G4012G3195 21By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, "bowing in worship over the top of his staff."G4102G2384G599G2127G1538G5207G2501G2532G4352G1909G206G846G4464 22By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his burial.G4102G2501G5053G3421G4012G1841G5207G2474G2532G1781G4012G846G3747

The Faith of Moses

23By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.G4102G3475G1080G2928G5150G5259G846G3962G1360G1492G791G3813G2532G5399G3756G5399G935G1297 24By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,G4102G3475G1096G3173G720G3004G5207G5328G2364 25choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.G138G3123G4778G2992G2316G2228G2192G619G266G4340 26He considered abuse suffered for the Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward.G2233G3680G5547G3187G4149G2233G2344G1722G125G1063G578G1519G3405 27By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king's anger; for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible.G4102G2641G125G3361G5399G2372G935G1063G2594G5613G3708G517 28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.G4102G4160G3957G2532G4378G129G3363G3645G4416G2345G846

The Faith of Other Israelite Heroes

29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned.G4102G1224G2063G2281G5613G1223G3584G3739G124G3984G2983G2666 30By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.G4102G5038G2410G4098G2944G1909G2033G2250 31By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.G4102G4204G4460G4881G3756G544G1209G2685G3326G1515 32And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—G2532G5101G3004G2089G3004G1063G5550G1952G3165G1334G4012G1066G5037G913G2532G4546G2532G2422G1138G2532G5037G4545G2532G4396 33who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,G3739G1223G4102G2610G932G2038G1343G2013G1860G5420G4750G3023 34quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.G4570G1411G4442G5343G4750G3162G575G769G1743G1096G2478G1722G4171G2827G3925G245 35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.G1135G2983G846G3498G1537G386G1161G243G5178G3756G4327G629G2443G5177G2909G386 36Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.G1161G2087G2983G3984G1701G2532G3148G1161G2089G1199G2532G5438 37They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented—G3034G4249G3985G599G1722G5408G3162G4022G1722G3374G1722G122G1192G5302G2346G2558 38of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.G3739G2889G2258G3756G514G4105G1722G2047G2532G3735G2532G4693G2532G3692G1093 39Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised,G2532G3778G3956G3140G1223G4102G2865G3756G1860 40since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.G2316G4265G5100G2909G5100G4012G2257G3363G5048G5565G2257G5048G3363G5048


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