Berean Standard Bible

Hebrews 11

(Genesis 1:1–2; John 1:1–5)

1NowδὲdeG1161faithπίστιςpistisG4102isἜστινEstinG1510theassuranceὑπόστασις,hupostasisG5287of what we hope forἐλπιζομένωνelpizomenōnG1679and thecertaintyἔλεγχοςelegchosG1650of whatπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229we do not seeοὐ βλεπομένων.ou blepomenōnG3756 G991.

2This is whyἐν ταύτῃ γὰρen tautē garG1063 G1722 G3778theοἱhoiG3588ancientsπρεσβύτεροι.¶presbuteroiG4245were commendedἐμαρτυρήθησανemarturēthēsanG3140.

3By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102we understand thatνοοῦμενnooumenG3539theτοὺςtousG3588universeαἰῶναςaiōnasG165was formedκατηρτίσθαιkatērtisthaiG2675at God’s commandῥήματι θεοῦrhēmati theouG4487 G2316,so thatεἰςeisG1519whatτὸtoG3588is seenβλεπόμενονblepomenonG991was not madeμὴ γεγονέναι.¶mē gegonenaiG3361 G1096out ofἐκekG1537whatτὸtoG3588was visibleφαινομένωνphainomenōnG5316.

The Faith of Abel, Enoch, Noah

(Genesis 4–9)

4By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbelἍβελHabelG6offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ,theōG2316a betterπλείοναpleionaG4119sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378thanπαρὰparaG3844CainΚάϊνKainG2535did.Byδι᾽di᾽G1223faithἧςhēsG3739he was commendedἐμαρτυρήθηemarturēthēG3140asG1510righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342τοῖςtoisG3588whenGodθεοῦ·theouG2316gave approvalμαρτυροῦντοςmarturountosG3140toἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588giftsδώροιςdōroisG1435.AndκαὶkaiG2532byδι᾽di᾽G1223faithαὐτῆςautēsG846he still speaksἔτι λαλεῖ.¶eti laleiG2089 G2980, even thoughhe is deadἀποθανὼνapothanōnG599.

5By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802was taken upμετετέθηmetetethēG3346so thatτοῦtouG3588he did not seeμὴmēG3361 G3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288καὶkaiG2532: “He could not be foundοὐχ ηὑρίσκετοouch hēurisketoG3756 G2147,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360ὁhoG3588Godθεός·theosG2316had taken him awayμετέθηκεν αὐτὸνmetethēken autonG3346 G846.”ForγὰρgarG1063beforeπρὸproG4253τῆςtēsG3588he was takenμεταθέσεωςmetatheseōsG3331,he was commended asμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140one who pleasedεὐαρεστηκέναιeuarestēkenaiG2100τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

6AndδὲdeG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102it isimpossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102to pleaseεὐαρεστῆσαι·euarestēsaiG2100God.ForγὰρgarG1063anyone whoτὸνtonG3588approachesπροσερχόμενονproserchomenonG4334τῷtōG3588HimθεῷtheōG2316mustδεῖdeiG1163believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754He existsἔστινestinG1510andκαὶkaiG2532thatHe rewardsμισθαποδότης γίνεται.¶misthapodotēs ginetaiG1096 G3406those whoτοῖςtoisG3588earnestly seekἐκζητοῦσινekzētousinG1567HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

7By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,when warnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537aboutπερὶperiG4012thingsτῶνtōnG3588not yetμηδέπωmēdepōG3369seenβλεπομένωνblepomenōnG991,in godly fearεὐλαβηθεὶςeulabētheisG2125builtκατεσκεύασενkateskeuasenG2680an arkκιβωτὸνkibōtonG2787toεἰςeisG1519saveσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991τοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846familyοἴκουoikouG3624.Byδι᾽di᾽G1223faithἧςhēsG3739he condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889andκαὶkaiG2532becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096heirκληρονόμος.¶klēronomosG2818of theτῆςtēsG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343thatcomes byκατὰkataG2596faithπίστινpistinG4102.

The Faith of Abraham and Sarah

(Genesis 15–22; Romans 4:1–12)

8By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564to goἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831toεἰςeisG1519a placeτόπονtoponG5117ὃνhonG3739he would laterἤμελλενēmellenG3195receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983asεἰςeisG1519hisinheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219andκαὶkaiG2532wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,withoutμὴmēG3361knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whereποῦpouG4226he was goingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.

9By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he dweltπαρῴκησενparōkēsenG3939inεἰςeisG1519theτῆςtēsG3588promisedἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860landγῆνgēnG1093as a strangerὡςhōsG5613in a foreignἀλλοτρίανallotrianG245country.He livedκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730inἐνenG1722tentsσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633,as didμετὰmetaG3326IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,whoτῶνtōnG3588wereheirs with himσυγκληρονόμωνsugklēronomōnG4789of theτῆςtēsG3588τῆςtēsG3588sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

10ForγὰρgarG1063he was looking forward toἐξεδέχετοexedechetoG1551theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172withἔχουσανechousanG2192τοὺςtousG3588foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,whoseἧςhēsG3739architectτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079andκαὶkaiG2532builderδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217isὁhoG3588Godθεός.¶theosG2316.

11By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102SarahΣάρραSarraG4564,even thoughκαὶkaiG2532sheαὐτὴautēG846was barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723andκαὶkaiG2532beyondπαρὰparaG3844the properκαιρὸνkaironG2540ageἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244,was enabledδύναμιν ἔλαβενdunamin elabenG2983 G1411toεἰςeisG1519conceiveκαταβολὴνkatabolēnG2602a childσπέρματοςspermatosG4690,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893she consideredἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233HimτὸνtonG3588faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103who had promisedἐπαγγειλάμενον.epangeilamenonG1861.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532soδιὸdioG1352fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575one manἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532heταῦταtautaG3778as good as deadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499,came descendantsἐγεννήθησαν,egennēthēsanG1080asκαθὼςkathōsG2531τὰtaG3588numerousπλήθειplētheiG4128as theτοῦtouG3588starsἄστραastraG798in theτῷtōG3588skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588as countlessἀναρίθμητος.¶anarithmētosG382asὡςhōsG5613theἡhēG3588sandἄμμοςammosG285τὸtoG3588onπαρὰparaG3844theτῆςtēsG3588seashoreχεῖλος θαλάσσης ἡcheilos thalassēs hēG5491 G3588 G2281.

13AllπάντεςpantesG3956theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778peoplediedἀπέθανονapethanonG599inΚατὰKataG2596faithπίστινpistinG4102,withoutμὴmēG3361having receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983the thingsτὰςtasG3588they were promisedἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.HoweverἀλλὰallaG235,they sawG3708themandκαὶkaiG2532welcomedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782themαὐτὰςautasG846from afarπόρρωθενporrōthenG4207.AndκαὶkaiG2532they acknowledgedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσινeisinG1510strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andκαὶkaiG2532exilesπαρεπίδημοίparepidēmoiG3927onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

14NowγὰρgarG1063those whoοἱhoiG3588sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004such thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108showἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718thatὅτιhotiG3754they are seekingἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934a country of their ownπατρίδαpatridaG3968.

15καὶkaiG2532IfεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303they had been thinking ofἐμνημόνευονemnēmoneuonG3421the countryἐκείνης ἀφ᾽ ἧςekeinēs aph᾽ hēsG1565 G575 G3739they had leftG1545,they would have hadεἶχον ἂνeichon anG302 G2192opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540to returnἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.

16Insteadνῦν δὲnun deG1161 G3568,they were longing forὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713a betterG2909countryτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778ἔστινestinG1510,a heavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032one.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316is not ashamedοὐκ ἐπαισχύνεταιouk epaischunetaiG3756 G1870αὐτοὺςautousG846to be calledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316,forγὰρgarG1063He has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090a cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

17By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was testedπειραζόμενος,peirazomenosG3985,offered upπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenG4374τὸνtonG3588IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464on the altarκαὶkaiG2532.He whoτὸνtonG3588had receivedἀναδεξάμενος,anadexamenosG324theὁhoG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was ready to offerπροσέφερενprosepherenG4374hisτὰςtasG3588one and only sonμονογενῆmonogenēG3439,

18even thoughπρὸςprosG4314Godhad saidἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980to himὃνhonG3739ὅτιhotiG3754, “ThroughἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464yourσοιsoiG4771offspringσπέρμα·spermaG4690will be reckonedκληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiG2564.”

19AbrahamreasonedλογισάμενοςlogisamenosG3049thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316couldδυνατὸςdunatosG1415raiseἐγείρεινegeireinG1453καὶkaiG2532ἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, andinἐνenG1722a senseπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850,he did receiveἐκομίσατο.¶ekomisatoG2865IsaacαὐτὸνautonG846backκαὶkaiG2532fromὅθενhothenG3606death.

The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph

(Genesis 27–50)

20By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102καὶkaiG2532IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127τὸνtonG3588JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588EsauἨσαῦ.¶ĒsauG2269concerningπερὶperiG4012the futureμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195.

21By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,when he was dyingἀποθνῄσκωνapothnēskōnG599,blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538ofτῶνtōnG3588Joseph’sἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207andκαὶkaiG2532worshipedπροσεκύνησενprosekunēsenG4352as he leanedonἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588topἄκρονakronG206ofτῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846staffῥάβδουrhabdouG4464.

22By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,when his end was nearτελευτῶνteleutōnG5053,spoke aboutπερὶ ἐμνημόνευσενperi emnēmoneusenG3421 G4012theτῆςtēsG3588exodusἐξόδουexodouG1841of theτῶνtōnG3588Israelitesυἱῶν Ἰσραὴλhuiōn IsraēlG5207 G2474andκαὶkaiG2532gave instructionsἐνετείλατο.¶eneteilatoG1781aboutπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588bonesὀστέωνosteōnG3747.

The Faith of Moses

(Exodus 2–15; Acts 7:20–22)

23By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102ΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475ὑπὸhupoG5259MosesαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588’parentsπατέρωνpaterōnG3962hid himἐκρύβηekrubēG2928for three monthsτρίμηνονtrimēnonG5150after his birthγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360they sawG3708that he wasτὸtoG3588a beautifulἀστεῖονasteionG791childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,andκαὶkaiG2532they were unafraidοὐκ ἐφοβήθησανouk ephobēthēsanG3756 G5399of theτὸtoG3588king’sτοῦ βασιλέως.¶tou basileōsG3588 G935edictδιάταγμαdiatagmaG1297.

24By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,when he wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096grownμέγαςmegasG3173,refusedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720to be calledλέγεσθαιlegesthaiG3004thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Pharaoh’sΦαραώ,PharaōG5328daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364.

25He choseἑλόμενοςhelomenosG138to suffer oppression withσυγκακουχεῖσθαιsugkakoucheisthaiG4778τῷtōG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228to experienceἔχεινecheinG2192thefleetingπρόσκαιρονproskaironG4340enjoymentἀπόλαυσιν·apolausinG619of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

26He valuedμείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάμενοςmeizona plouton hēgēsamenosG3173 G4149 G2233τῶνtōnG3588disgraceὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680τὸνtonG3588for ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547above theτοῦtouG3588treasuresθησαυρῶνthēsaurōnG2344of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,forγὰρgarG1063he was lookingἀπέβλεπενapeblepenG578aheadεἰςeisG1519toτὴνtēnG3588hisrewardμισθαποδοσίαν.¶misthapodosianG3405.

27By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesleftκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,notμὴmēG3361fearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399theτὸνtonG3588king’sβασιλέως·basileōsG935τοῦtouG3588angerθυμὸνthumonG2372γὰρgarG1063;he perseveredἐκαρτέρησεν.¶ekarterēsenG2594becauseὡςhōsG5613he sawὁρῶνhorōnG3708Him who isτὸνtonG3588invisibleἀόρατονaoratonG517.

28By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he keptπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160theτὸtoG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588sprinklingπρόσχυσινproschusinG4378τοῦtouG3588of bloodαἵματος,aimatosG129,so thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588destroyerὀλοθρεύωνolothreuōnG3645oftheτὰtaG3588firstbornπρωτότοκαprōtotokaG4416would not touchμὴ θίγῃmē thigēG3361 G2345Israel’s ownαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846firstborn.

29By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102the peoplepassed throughδιέβησανdiebēsanG1224theτὴνtēnG3588RedἐρυθρὰνeruthranG2063SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281asὡςhōsG5613onδιὰdiaG1223dryξηρᾶςxērasG3584landγῆς,gēsG1093; but whentheοἱhoiG3588EgyptiansΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioiG124ἧςhēsG3739triedπεῖρανpeiranG3984to followλαβόντεςlabontesG2983,they were drownedκατεπόθησαν.¶katepothēsanG2666.

The Faith of Many

(Joshua–Malachi)

30By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102theτὰtaG3588wallsτείχηteichēG5038of JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410fellἔπεσανepesanG4098,after the people had marched around themκυκλωθένταkuklōthentaG2944forἐπὶepiG1909sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

31By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102theἡhēG3588prostituteπόρνηpornēG4204RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460,because she welcomedδεξαμένηdexamenēG1209theτοῖςtoisG3588spiesκατασκόπουςkataskopousG2685inμετ᾽met᾽G3326peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515,did not perish withοὐ συναπώλετοou sunapōletoG3756 G4881those whoτοὺςtousG3588were disobedientἀπειθήσασινapeithēsasinG544.

32AndΚαὶKaiG2532whatτίtiG5101moreἔτιetiG2089shall I sayλέγω;legōG3004γὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588?TimeχρόνοςchronosG5550will not allowἐπιλείψειepileipseiG1952meG1473to tellδιηγούμενονdiēgoumenonG1334ofπερὶperiG4012GideonΓεδεών,GedeōnG1066,BarakΒαράκ,BarakG913,SamsonΣαμψών,SampsōnG4546,JephthahἸεφθάε,IephthaeG2422τεteG5037,DavidΔαυίδDauidG1138καὶkaiG2532,SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545,andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396,

33whoοἳhoiG3739throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102conqueredκατηγωνίσαντοkatēgōnisantoG2610kingdomsβασιλείας,basileiasG932,administeredεἰργάσαντοeirgasantoG2038justiceδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343, andgainedἐπέτυχονepetuchonG2013what was promisedἐπαγγελιῶν,epangeliōnG1860; whoshutἔφραξανephraxanG5420themouthsστόματαstomataG4750of lionsλεόντων,leontōnG3023,

34quenchedἔσβεσανesbesanG4570theragingδύναμινdunaminG1411fireπυρός,purosG4442, andescapedἔφυγονephugonG5343theedgeστόματαstomataG4750of the swordμαχαίρης,machairēsG3162; whogained strengthἐδυναμώθησανedunamōthēsanG1412fromἀπὸapoG575weaknessἀσθενείας,astheneiasG769,becameἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanG1096mightyἰσχυροὶischuroiG2478inἐνenG1722battleπολέμῳ,polemōG4171, andputἔκλινανeklinanG2827foreignἀλλοτρίων.allotriōnG245armies to flightπαρεμβολὰςparembolasG3925.

35WomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135received backἔλαβονelabonG2983theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846τοὺςtousG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498,raised to life againἐξ ἀναστάσεωςex anastaseōsG1537 G386δὲdeG1161.OthersἄλλοιalloiG243were torturedἐτυμπανίσθησανetumpanisthēsanG5178andrefusedοὐ προσδεξάμενοιou prosdexamenoiG3756 G4327theirτὴνtēnG3588releaseἀπολύτρωσιν,apolutrōsinG629,so thatἵναinaG2443they might gainτύχωσιν·tuchōsinG5177a betterG2909resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.

36StillδὲdeG1161othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087enduredπεῖραν ἔλαβον,peiran elabonG2983 G3984mockingἐμπαιγμῶνempaigmōnG1701andκαὶkaiG2532floggingμαστίγωνmastigōnG3148,andδὲdeG1161evenἔτιetiG2089chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199andκαὶkaiG2532imprisonmentφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438.

37They were stonedἐλιθάσθησαν,elithasthēsanG3034,they were sawed in twoἐπρίσθησαν,epristhēsanG4249,they were put to deathἀπέθανον·apethanonG599byἐνenG1722φόνῳphonōG5408theswordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162.They went aroundπεριῆλθονperiēlthonG4022inἐνenG1722sheepskinsμηλωταῖς,mēlōtaisG3374andἐνenG1722goatskinsαἰγείοις δέρμασιν,aigeiois dermasinG122 G1192,destituteὑστερούμενοι,husteroumenoiG5302,oppressedθλιβόμενοι,thlibomenoiG2346, andmistreatedκακουχούμενοι,kakouchoumenoiG2558.

38TheὁhoG3588worldκόσμος·kosmosG2889wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofὧνhōnG3739them.They wanderedπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105inἐπὶepiG1909desertsἐρημίαιςerēmiaisG2047andκαὶkaiG2532mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735,andκαὶkaiG2532hid incavesσπηλαίοιςspēlaioisG4693andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588holesὀπαῖςopaisG3692in theτῆςtēsG3588groundγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

39ΚαὶKaiG2532TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778were allπάντεςpantesG3956commendedμαρτυρηθέντεςmarturēthentesG3140forδιὰdiaG1223theirτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, yetthey did not receiveοὐκ ἐκομίσαντοouk ekomisantoG3756 G2865whatτὴνtēnG3588waspromisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860.

40τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316had plannedπροβλεψαμένου,problepsamenouG4265somethingτιtiG5100betterG2909forπερὶperiG4012usG1473,so thatἵναinaG2443together withμὴ χωρὶςmē chōrisG3361 G5565usG1473they would be made perfectτελειωθῶσιν.¶teleiōthōsinG5048.