New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 11:1-6

1Now faith is the 1 2assurance of things 3 4hoped for, the 5conviction of 6things not seen. 2For by it the 7men of old 8 9gained approval.

3By faith we understand that the 10 11worlds were prepared 12by the word of God, so that what is seen 13was not made out of things which are visible. 4By faith 14Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he 15obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying 16about his 17gifts, and through 18faith, though 19he is dead, he still speaks. 5By faith 20Enoch was taken up so that he would not 21see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. 6And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who 22comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

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Notes

1. Hebrews 11:1 Or substance ↩
2. Hebrews 11:1 Heb 3:14 ↩
3. Hebrews 11:1 Or expected ↩
4. Hebrews 11:1 Heb 3:6 ↩
5. Hebrews 11:1 Or evidence ↩
6. Hebrews 11:1 Rom 8:24; 2 Cor 4:18; 5:7; Heb 11:7, 27 ↩
7. Hebrews 11:2 Heb 1:1 ↩
8. Hebrews 11:2 Lit obtained a good testimony ↩
9. Hebrews 11:2 Heb 11:4, 39 ↩
10. Hebrews 11:3 Lit ages ↩
11. Hebrews 11:3 John 1:3; Heb 1:2 ↩
12. Hebrews 11:3 Gen ch 1; Ps 33:6, 9; Heb 6:5; 2 Pet 3:5 ↩
13. Hebrews 11:3 Rom 4:17 ↩
14. Hebrews 11:4 Gen 4:4; Matt 23:35; 1 John 3:12 ↩
15. Hebrews 11:4 Heb 11:2 ↩
16. Hebrews 11:4 I.e. by receiving his gifts ↩
17. Hebrews 11:4 Heb 5:1 ↩
18. Hebrews 11:4 Lit it ↩
19. Hebrews 11:4 Gen 4:8-10; Heb 12:24 ↩
20. Hebrews 11:5 Gen 5:21-24 ↩
21. Hebrews 11:5 Luke 2:26; John 8:51; Heb 2:9 ↩
22. Hebrews 11:6 Heb 7:19 ↩

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