New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 11:16-39

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,

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