nkjv Hebrews:11:2-40 SEEK
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For by it the elders obtained a good testimony .
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By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God ,
so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible .
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By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain ,
through which he obtained witness that he was righteous ,
God testifying of his gifts ;
and through it he being dead still speaks .
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By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death , "
and was not found ,
because God had taken him ";
for before he was taken he had this testimony ,
that he pleased God .
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But without faith it is impossible to please Him ,
for he who comes to God must believe that He is ,
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him .
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By faith Noah ,
being divinely warned of things not yet seen ,
moved with godly fear ,
prepared an ark for the saving of his household ,
by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith .
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By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance .
And he went out ,
not knowing where he was going .
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By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country ,
dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob ,
the heirs with him of the same promise ;
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for he waited for the city which has foundations ,
whose builder and maker is God .
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By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed ,
and she bore a child when she was past the age ,
because she judged Him faithful who had promised .
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Therefore from one man ,
and him as good as dead ,
were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude--innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore .
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These all died in faith ,
not having received the promises ,
but having seen them afar off were assured of them ,
embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth .
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For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland .
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And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out ,
they would have had opportunity to return .
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But now they desire a better ,
that is ,
a heavenly country .
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God ,
for He has prepared a city for them .
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By faith Abraham ,
when he was tested ,
offered up Isaac ,
and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son ,
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of whom it was said , "
In Isaac your seed shall be called ,"
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concluding that God was able to raise him up ,
even from the dead ,
from which he also received him in a figurative sense .
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come .
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By faith Jacob ,
when he was dying ,
blessed each of the sons of Joseph ,
and worshiped ,
leaning on the top of his staff .
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By faith Joseph ,
when he was dying ,
made mention of the departure of the children of Israel ,
and gave instructions concerning his bones .
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By faith Moses ,
when he was born ,
was hidden three months by his parents ,
because they saw he was a beautiful child ;
and they were not afraid of the king '
s command .
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By faith Moses ,
when he became of age ,
refused to be called the son of Pharaoh '
s daughter ,
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choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin ,
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esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt ;
for he looked to the reward .
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By faith he forsook Egypt ,
not fearing the wrath of the king ;
for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible .
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By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood ,
lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them .
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By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land ,
whereas the Egyptians ,
attempting to do so ,
were drowned .
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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days .
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By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe ,
when she had received the spies with peace .
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And what more shall I say ?
For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah ,
also of David and Samuel and the prophets :
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who through faith subdued kingdoms ,
worked righteousness ,
obtained promises ,
stopped the mouths of lions ,
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quenched the violence of fire ,
escaped the edge of the sword ,
out of weakness were made strong ,
became valiant in battle ,
turned to flight the armies of the aliens .
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Women received their dead raised to life again .
Others were tortured ,
not accepting deliverance ,
that they might obtain a better resurrection .
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Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings ,
yes ,
and of chains and imprisonment .
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They were stoned ,
they were sawn in two ,
were tempted ,
were slain with the sword .
They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins ,
being destitute ,
afflicted ,
tormented --
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of whom the world was not worthy .
They wandered in deserts and mountains ,
in dens and caves of the earth .
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And all these ,
having obtained a good testimony through faith ,
did not receive the promise ,
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God having provided something better for us ,
that they should not be made perfect apart from us .