New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 11

The Triumphs of Faith

1NowδὲdeG1161faithπίστιςpistisG4102is theassuranceὑπόστασις,hupostasisG5287of thingshopedἐλπιζομένωνelpizomenōnG1679for, theconvictionἔλεγχοςelegchosG1650ofthingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229not seenβλεπομένων.blepomenōnG991.

2For by it themenG4245of oldG4245gainedG3140approvalG3140.

3By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102we understandνοοῦμενnooumenG3539that theworldsαἰῶναςaiōnasG165were preparedκατηρτίσθαιkatērtisthaiG2675by the wordῥήματιrhēmatiG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soεἰςeisG1519that what is seenβλεπόμενονblepomenonG991was not madeγεγονέναι.¶gegonenaiG1096out of things which are visibleφαινομένωνphainomenōnG5316.

4By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbelἍβελHabelG6offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374to Godθεῷ,theōG2316a betterG4183sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378thanπαρὰparaG3844CainΚάϊνKainG2535,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whichἧςhēsG3739heobtainedG3140the testimonyG3140that he was righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,Godθεοῦ·theouG2316testifyingG3140aboutἐπὶepiG1909hisgiftsδώροιςdōroisG1435,and throughδι᾽di᾽G1223faith, thoughhe is deadἀποθανὼνapothanōnG599,he stillἔτιetiG2089speaksλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980.

5By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802was takenμετετέθηmetetethēG3346up so that he would notseeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288;and he was not foundηὑρίσκετοhēurisketoG2147becauseδιότιdiotiG1360Godθεός·theosG2316tookμετέθηκενmetethēkenG3346him up;for he obtainedG3140the witnessG3140that beforeπρὸproG4253his beingG3331takenG3331up he was pleasingεὐαρεστηκέναιeuarestēkenaiG2100to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

6And withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102it is impossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102to pleaseεὐαρεστῆσαι·euarestēsaiG2100Him, for he whocomesπροσερχόμενονproserchomenonG4334to GodθεῷtheōG2316mustδεῖdeiG1163believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100that He is and thatHe is a rewarderμισθαποδότηςmisthapodotēsG3406of thoseG3588who seekἐκζητοῦσινekzētousinG1567Him.

7By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102NoahΝῶεNōeG3575, beingwarnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537by GodaboutπερὶperiG4012things not yetμηδέπωmēdepōG3369seenβλεπομένωνblepomenōnG991,in reverenceεὐλαβηθεὶςeulabētheisG2125preparedκατεσκεύασενkateskeuasenG2680an arkκιβωτὸνkibōtonG2787for the salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991of his householdοἴκουoikouG3624,by whichἧςhēsG3739he condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096an heirκληρονόμος.¶klēronomosG2818ofthe righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343which is accordingκατὰkataG2596to faithπίστινpistinG4102.

8By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219by goingἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out to a placeτόπονtoponG5117whichὃνhonG3739he was toreceiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983for an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817;and he wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out, not knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whereποῦpouG4226he was goingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.

9By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he livedG3939as an alienG3939inthe landγῆνgēnG1093of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,as in a foreignἀλλοτρίανallotrianG245land,dwellingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730in tentsσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633with IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,fellowG4789heirsG4789of the sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860;

10for he was lookingἐξεδέχετοexedechetoG1551forthe cityπόλινpolinG4172whichG3739hasἔχουσανechousanG2192foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,whoseG3739architectτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079and builderδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217is Godθεός.¶theosG2316.

11By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102evenκαὶkaiG2532SarahΣάρραSarraG4564herselfαὐτὴautēG846receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983abilityδύναμινdunaminG1411to conceiveκαταβολὴν σπέρματοςkatabolēn spermatosG2602 G4690,evenκαὶkaiG2532beyondπαρὰparaG3844the properG2540timeG2540of lifeἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893she consideredἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233HimfaithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103who had promisedἐπαγγειλάμενον.epangeilamenonG1861.

12ThereforeδιὸdioG1352there was bornG1096evenG2532of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manG1520, andhim as good as deadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499at that, as many descendantsas the starsἄστραastraG798of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772in numberπλήθειplētheiG4128,and innumerableἀναρίθμητος.¶anarithmētosG382as the sandἄμμοςammosG285which is by the seashoreθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281.

13AllπάντεςpantesG3956theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599in faithπίστινpistinG4102,withoutμὴmēG3361receivingG2865the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860, buthaving seenG3708them and having welcomedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782them from a distanceπόρρωθενporrōthenG4207, andhaving confessedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670that they were strangersξένοιxenoiG3581and exilesπαρεπίδημοίparepidēmoiG3927on the earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

14For thoseοἱhoiG3588who sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108makeἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718it clearG1718that they are seekingἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934a countryG3968of their ownG3968.

15And indeedμὲνmenG3303ifεἰeiG1487they had beenthinkingἐμνημόνευονemnēmoneuonG3421of that countryfrom whichἧςhēsG3739they wentG1544out,they would have hadεἶχονeichonG2192opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540to returnἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.

16But as it is, they desireὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713a betterG2909country, that is, aheavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032oneG2032.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316is notashamedἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetaiG1870to becalledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941their GodθεὸςtheosG2316; forHe has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090a cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172for them.

17By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was testedπειραζόμενος,peirazomenosG3985,offeredπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenG4374up IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464, and he who hadreceivedἀναδεξάμενος,anadexamenosG324the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was offeringπροσέφερενprosepherenG4374up his onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439son;

18it was heto whomὃνhonG3739it was saidἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980, “In IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464yourdescendantsσπέρμα·spermaG4690shall be calledκληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiG2564.”

19He consideredλογισάμενοςlogisamenosG3049thatGodθεός,theosG2316is ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to raiseἐγείρεινegeireinG1453peopleevenκαὶkaiG2532from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,from whichὅθενhothenG3606he alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedG2865him backG2865as atypeπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850.

20By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384and EsauἨσαῦ.¶ĒsauG2269,evenG2532regardingπερὶperiG4012thingsμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195to comeG3195.

21By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,as he was dyingἀποθνῄσκωνapothnēskōnG599,blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, andworshipedπροσεκύνησενprosekunēsenG4352, leaningon the topἄκρονakronG206of his staffῥάβδουrhabdouG4464.

22By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,when he was dyingτελευτῶνteleutōnG5053,madeG3421mentionG3421of the exodusἐξόδουexodouG1841of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and gaveG1781ordersG1781concerningG4012his bonesὀστέωνosteōnG3747.

23By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,when he was bornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080,was hiddenἐκρύβηekrubēG2928for threeG5150monthsG5150by his parentsπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360they sawG3708he was a beautifulἀστεῖονasteionG791childπαιδίονpaidionG3813;and they were not afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399of theking’sβασιλέως.¶basileōsG935edictδιάταγμαdiatagmaG1297.

24By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,when he had grownμέγας γενόμενοςmegas genomenosG3173 G1096up, refusedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720to be calledλέγεσθαιlegesthaiG3004the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Pharaoh’sΦαραώ,PharaōG5328daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364,

25choosingἑλόμενοςhelomenosG138ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123toendureG4778ill-treatmentG4778with the peopleλαῷlaōG2992of GodθεοῦtheouG2316thanἢēG2228to enjoyG619the passingπρόσκαιρονproskaironG4340pleasuresG619of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,

26consideringἡγησάμενοςhēgēsamenosG2233the reproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547greaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149than the treasuresθησαυρῶνthēsaurōnG2344of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125;for he was lookingἀπέβλεπενapeblepenG578to therewardμισθαποδοσίαν.¶misthapodosianG3405.

27By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102heleftκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125, notfearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399the wrathθυμὸνthumonG2372of the kingβασιλέως·basileōsG935;for he enduredἐκαρτέρησεν.¶ekarterēsenG2594, asseeingὁρῶνhorōnG3708Him who is unseenἀόρατονaoratonG517.

28By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102hekeptπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957and the sprinklingπρόσχυσινproschusinG4378of the bloodαἵματος,aimatosG129,soἵναinaG2443thathe who destroyedG3639the firstbornπρωτότοκαprōtotokaG4416would not touchθίγῃthigēG2345them.

29By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102theypassedG1224throughG1224the RedἐρυθρὰνeruthranG2063SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281as thoughὡςhōsG5613they were passingthroughδιὰdiaG1223dryξηρᾶςxērasG3584landγῆς,gēsG1093;and the EgyptiansΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioiG124,when they attemptedπεῖραν λαβόντεςpeiran labontesG3984 G2983it, weredrownedκατεπόθησαν.¶katepothēsanG2666.

30By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102the wallsτείχηteichēG5038of JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410fellG4098downG4098after they had been encircledκυκλωθένταkuklōthentaG2944for sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

31By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460the harlotπόρνηpornēG4204did not perishG4881alongG4881with thoseG3588who were disobedientἀπειθήσασινapeithēsasinG544,after she had welcomedδεξαμένηdexamenēG1209the spiesκατασκόπουςkataskopousG2685in peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.

32And whatτίtiG5101moreἔτιetiG2089shall I sayλέγω;legōG3004?For timeχρόνοςchronosG5550will failἐπιλείψειepileipseiG1952me if I tellδιηγούμενονdiēgoumenonG1334ofGideonΓεδεών,GedeōnG1066,BarakΒαράκ,BarakG913,SamsonΣαμψών,SampsōnG4546,JephthahἸεφθάε,IephthaeG2422, ofDavidG1160andSamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545and the prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396,

33whoοἳhoiG3739by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102conqueredκατηγωνίσαντοkatēgōnisantoG2610kingdomsβασιλείας,basileiasG932,performedεἰργάσαντοeirgasantoG2038acts ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,obtainedἐπέτυχονepetuchonG2013promisesἐπαγγελιῶν,epangeliōnG1860,shutἔφραξανephraxanG5420the mouthsστόματαstomataG4750of lionsλεόντων,leontōnG3023,

34quenchedἔσβεσανesbesanG4570the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of fireπυρός,purosG4442,escapedἔφυγονephugonG5343the edgeστόματαstomataG4750of the swordμαχαίρης,machairēsG3162,from weaknessἀσθενείας,astheneiasG769were madeG1412strongG1412,becameἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanG1096mightyἰσχυροὶischuroiG2478in warπολέμῳ,polemōG4171,putG2827foreignἀλλοτρίων.allotriōnG245armiesπαρεμβολὰςparembolasG3925to flightG2827.

35WomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983backtheir deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498by resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386;and othersἄλλοιalloiG243were torturedἐτυμπανίσθησανetumpanisthēsanG5178,not acceptingπροσδεξάμενοιprosdexamenoiG4327theirreleaseἀπολύτρωσιν,apolutrōsinG629,soἵναinaG2443that they might obtainτύχωσιν·tuchōsinG5177a betterG2909resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386;

36and othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087experiencedπεῖραν ἔλαβον,peiran elabonG2983 G3984mockingsἐμπαιγμῶνempaigmōnG1701and scourgingsμαστίγωνmastigōnG3148,yesἔτιetiG2089,alsoG1161chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199and imprisonmentφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438.

37They werestonedἐλιθάσθησαν,elithasthēsanG3034, they weresawnG4249in twoG4249,they were temptedG3985, they wereputG599to deathφόνῳphonōG599 G1722 G5408with the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162;they wentG4022aboutG4022in sheepskinsμηλωταῖς,mēlōtaisG3374,in goatskinsαἰγείοις δέρμασιν,aigeiois dermasinG122 G1192,being destituteὑστερούμενοι,husteroumenoiG5302,afflictedθλιβόμενοι,thlibomenoiG2346,ill-treatedκακουχούμενοι,kakouchoumenoiG2558

38(menof whomὧνhōnG3739the worldκόσμος·kosmosG2889was not worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514),wanderingπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105in desertsἐρημίαιςerēmiaisG2047and mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735and cavesσπηλαίοιςspēlaioisG4693and holesὀπαῖςopaisG3692in the groundγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

39And allπάντεςpantesG3956theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778, havinggainedG3140approvalG3140throughδιὰdiaG1223their faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,did not receiveἐκομίσαντοekomisantoG2865whatG1860was promisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860,

40because GodθεοῦtheouG2316hadprovidedπροβλεψαμένου,problepsamenouG4265somethingτιtiG5100betterG2909for us, soἵναinaG2443thatapartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from us they would not be madeG5048perfectτελειωθῶσιν.¶teleiōthōsinG5048.

The Triumphs of Faith

Commentaries on Hebrews 11