Hebrews:11

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* Now faith is assurance of things hoped for , proof of things not seen . * For by this , the elders obtained testimony . * By faith , we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God , so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible . * By faith , Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain , through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous , God testifying with respect to his gifts ; and through it he , being dead , still speaks . * By faith , Enoch was taken away , so that he wouldn 't see death , and he was not found , because God translated him . For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God . * Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him , for he who comes to God must believe that he exists , and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him . * By faith , Noah , being warned about things not yet seen , moved with godly fear , {or , reverence } prepared a ship for the saving of his house , through which he condemned the world , and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith . * By faith , Abraham , when he was called , obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance . He went out , not knowing where he went . * By faith , he lived as an alien in the land of promise , as in a land not his own , dwelling in tents , with Isaac and Jacob , the heirs with him of the same promise . * For he looked for the city which has the foundations , whose builder and maker is God . * By faith , even Sarah herself received power to conceive , and she bore a child when she was past age , since she counted him faithful who had promised . * Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude , and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore , were fathered by one man , and him as good as dead . * These all died in faith , not having received the promises , but having seen {TR adds "and being convinced of "} them and embraced them from afar , and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth . * For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own . * If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out , they would have had enough time to return . * But now they desire a better country , that is , a heavenly one . Therefore God is not ashamed of them , to be called their God , for he has prepared a city for them . * By faith , Abraham , being tested , offered up Isaac . Yes , he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son ; * even he to whom it was said , "In Isaac will your seed be called "; {Genesis strkjv @21:12 } * concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead . Figuratively speaking , he also did receive him back from the dead . * By faith , Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau , even concerning things to come . * By faith , Jacob , when he was dying , blessed each of the sons of Joseph , and worshiped , leaning on the top of his staff . * By faith , Joseph , when his end was near , made mention of the departure of the children of Israel ; and gave instructions concerning his bones . * By faith , Moses , when he was born , was hidden for three months by his parents , because they saw that he was a beautiful child , and they were not afraid of the king 's commandment . * By faith , Moses , when he had grown up , refused to be called the son of Pharaoh 's daughter , * choosing rather to share ill treatment with God 's people , than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time ; * accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt ; for he looked to the reward . * By faith , he left Egypt , not fearing the wrath of the king ; for he endured , as seeing him who is invisible . * By faith , he kept the Passover , and the sprinkling of the blood , that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them . * By faith , they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land . When the Egyptians tried to do so , they were swallowed up . * By faith , the walls of Jericho fell down , after they had been encircled for seven days . * By faith , Rahab the prostitute , didn 't perish with those who were disobedient , having received the spies in peace . * What more shall I say ? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon , Barak , Samson , Jephthah , David , Samuel , and the prophets ; * who , through faith subdued kingdoms , worked out righteousness , obtained promises , stopped the mouths of lions , {Daniel strkjv @6:22-23 } * quenched the power of fire , {Daniel strkjv @3:1-30 } escaped the edge of the sword , {1 Kings strkjv @19:1-3 ; 2 Kings strkjv @6:31-7:20 } from weakness were made strong , grew mighty in war , and caused foreign armies to flee . * Women received their dead by resurrection . {1 Kings strkjv @17:17-23 ; 2 Kings strkjv @4:32-37 } Others were tortured , not accepting their deliverance , that they might obtain a better resurrection . * Others were tried by mocking and scourging , yes , moreover by bonds and imprisonment . * They were stoned . {2 Chronicles strkjv @24:20-21 } They were sawn apart . They were tempted . They were slain with the sword . {Jeremiah strkjv @26:20-23 ; 1 Kings strkjv @19:10 } They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins ; being destitute , afflicted , ill-treated * (of whom the world was not worthy ), wandering in deserts , mountains , caves , and the holes of the earth . * These all , having had testimony given to them through their faith , didn 't receive the promise , * God having provided some better thing concerning us , so that apart from us they should not be made perfect .

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