Hebrews 11:1-7

1Now faith is the 12assurance of things 34hoped for, the 5conviction of 6things not seen. 2For by it the 7men of old 89gained approval.

3By faith we understand that the 1011worlds 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. 7By faith 23Noah, being 24warned by God about 25things not yet seen, 2627in reverence 28prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of 29the righteousness which is according to faith.