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Hebrews 11:7-16

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.

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