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Hebrews 11

1NowδὲdeG1161faithπίστιςpistisG4102isG1510assuranceὑπόστασις,hupostasisG5287ofthingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229hopedἐλπιζομένωνelpizomenōnG1679for,aconvictionofthingsG4229notseenG991.

2ForthereintheeldersG4245hadwitnessG3140bornetothem.

3ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102weunderstandνοοῦμενnooumenG3539thattheworldshavebeenframedbythewordofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,sothatwhatisseenG991hathnotbeenmadeoutofthingswhichappearG5316.

4ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbelἍβελHabelG6offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374untoGodθεῷ,theōG2316amoreG4183excellentsacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378thanCainΚάϊνKainG2535,throughwhichhehadwitnessG3140bornetohimthathewasG1510righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,Godθεοῦ·theouG2316bearingwitnessG3140inrespectofhisgiftsδώροιςdōroisG1435:andthroughithebeingG1510deadG599yetspeaketh.

5ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802wastranslatedthatheshouldnotseeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288;andhewasnotfoundG2147,becauseGodθεός·theosG2316translatedhim:forhehathhadwitnessG3140bornetohimthatbeforehistranslationhehadbeenwell-pleasing untoGodθεῷ·theōG2316:

6andwithoutfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102itisG1510impossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102tobeG1510well-pleasing untohim;forhethatcomethtoGodθεῷtheōG2316mustbelieveπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100thatheisG1510,andthatheisG1510arewarderofthemthatseekafterhim.

7ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,beingwarnedG5537ofGodconcerningπερὶperiG4012thingsG3739notseenG991asyet, movedwithgodly fear,preparedG2680anarkκιβωτὸνkibōtonG2787tothesavingofhishouseG3624;throughwhichhecondemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,andbecameG1096heirκληρονόμος.¶klēronomosG2818oftherighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343whichisaccordingκατὰkataG2596tofaithπίστινpistinG4102.

8ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,whenhewascalledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219togoG1831outuntoaplaceτόπονtoponG5117whichhewastoreceiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983foraninheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817;andhewentG1831out,notknowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whitherhewentG1831.

9ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102hebecameasojournerinthelandγῆνgēnG1093ofpromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,asinalandG1093nothisown,dwellingG2730intents,withIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,theheirswithhimofthesameαὐτῆς·autēsG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860:

10forhelookedforthecityπόλινpolinG4172whichhaththefoundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,whosebuilderandmakerisGodθεός.¶theosG2316.

11ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102evenG2532SarahΣάρραSarraG4564herselfreceivedG2983powerδύναμινdunaminG1411toconceiveseedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690whenshewaspastage,sinceshecountedhimfaithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103whohadpromisedG1861:

12whereforealsoG2532there sprangofoneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andhimasgoodasdead,somanyasthestarsἄστραastraG798ofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772inmultitudeπλήθειplētheiG4128,andasthesandἄμμοςammosG285,whichisbythesea-shore,innumerable.

13ThesealldiedG599infaithπίστινpistinG4102,nothavingreceivedG2983thepromisesG1860,buthavingseenG3708themandgreetedG782themfromafar,andhavingconfessedG3670thattheywereG1510strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andpilgrimsontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093.

14FortheythatsayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108makeἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718itmanifestthattheyareseekingἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934afteracountryoftheirown.

15Andifindeedtheyhadbeenmindfulofthatcountryfromwhichtheywentout,theywouldhavehadopportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540toreturnἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.

16ButnowG1161theydesireabettercountry,thatisG1510,aheavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032:whereforeGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510notashamedἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetaiG1870ofthem,tobeG1510calledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941theirGodθεὸςtheosG2316;forhehathpreparedG2090forthemacityπόλιν.¶polinG4172.

17ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11, beingtried,offeredπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenG4374upIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464: yea,hethathadgladlyreceivedthepromisesG1860wasofferingπροσέφερενprosepherenG4374uphisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439son;

18evenhetowhomitwassaidG2980,InIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464shallthyseedG4690becalledG2564:

19accountingthatGodθεός,theosG2316isableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415toraiseἐγείρεινegeireinG1453up,evenκαὶkaiG2532fromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498;fromwhencehedidalsoκαὶkaiG2532inafigurereceiveG2865himbackG2865.

20ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464blessedG2127JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384andEsauἨσαῦ.¶ĒsauG2269,evenG2532concerningπερὶperiG4012thingsμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195tocomeG3195.

21ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,whenhewasdyingG599,blessedG2127eachofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501;andworshipped, leaninguponthetopofhisstaffῥάβδουrhabdouG4464.

22ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,whenhisendwasnigh,madementionofthedepartureofthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474;andgaveG1781commandmentconcerningG4012hisbones.

23ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whenhewasbornG1080,washidG2928threemonthsbyhisparents,becausetheysawG3708hewasagoodlychildπαιδίονpaidionG3813;andtheywerenotafraidG5399oftheking’sβασιλέως.¶basileōsG935commandment.

24ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whenG1096hewasgrown up,refusedtobecalledthesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofPharaoh’sdaughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364;

25choosingratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123toshare ill treatmentwiththepeopleλαῷlaōG2992ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thantoenjoythepleasuresofsinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266foraseason;

26accountingthereproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547greaterG3173richesG4149thanthetreasuresG2344ofEgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125:forhe looked untotherecompenseofrewardμισθαποδοσίαν.¶misthapodosianG3405.

27ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102heforsookEgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,notfearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399thewrathG2372ofthekingβασιλέως·basileōsG935:forheendured,asseeingὁρῶνhorōnG3708himwhoisinvisibleἀόρατονaoratonG517.

28ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102hekeptthepassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,andthesprinklingofthebloodαἵματος,aimatosG129,thatthedestroyerofthefirstbornπρωτότοκαprōtotokaG4416shouldnottouchθίγῃthigēG2345them.

29ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102theypassedthroughtheRedἐρυθρὰνeruthranG2063seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281asbydryξηρᾶςxērasG3584landγῆς,gēsG1093:whichtheEgyptiansΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioiG124assayingtodowereswallowedκατεπόθησαν.¶katepothēsanG2666up.

30ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102thewallsG5038ofJerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410fellG4098downG4098,aftertheyhadbeen compassedaboutforsevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

31ByfaithΠίστειPisteiG4102RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460theharlotperishednotwiththemthatweredisobedientG544, havingreceivedG1209thespieswithpeaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.

32AndwhatshallImoreἔτιetiG2089sayλέγω;legōG3004?forthetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550willfailmeifItellG3004ofGideon,Barak,Samson,Jephthah;ofDavidΔαυίδDauidG1138andSamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545andtheprophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396:

33whothroughfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102subduedkingdomsβασιλείας,basileiasG932, wroughtrighteousnessG1343,obtainedἐπέτυχονepetuchonG2013promisesG1860,stoppedthemouthsστόματαstomataG4750oflionsλεόντων,leontōnG3023,

34quenchedἔσβεσανesbesanG4570thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411offireπυρός,purosG4442,escapedtheedgeoftheswordμαχαίρης,machairēsG3162,fromweaknessἀσθενείας,astheneiasG769weremadestrongG2478, waxedmightyἰσχυροὶischuroiG2478inwarπολέμῳ,polemōG4171,turnedtoflightarmiesofaliens.

35WomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135receivedG2983theirdeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498byaresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386:andothersἄλλοιalloiG243weretortured,notacceptingπροσδεξάμενοιprosdexamenoiG4327theirdeliverance;thattheymightobtainτύχωσιν·tuchōsinG5177abetterresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386:

36andothersἕτεροιheteroiG2087hadtrialofmockingsandscourgings, yea,moreoverofbondsandimprisonment:

37theywerestonedG3034,theyweresawnasunder,theyweretemptedG3985,theywere slainwiththeswordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162:theywentaboutinsheepskins,ingoatskins; beingdestitute,afflicted,ill-treated

38(ofwhomtheworldκόσμος·kosmosG2889wasG1510notworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514),wanderingindesertsandmountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735andcaves,andtheholesoftheearthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

39Andtheseall,havinghadwitnessG3140bornetothemthroughtheirfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,receivedἐκομίσαντοekomisantoG2865notthepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860,

40GodθεοῦtheouG2316havingprovidedsomebetterthingconcerningG4012us,thatapartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromustheyshouldnotbemadeG5048perfectτελειωθῶσιν.¶teleiōthōsinG5048.

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