Hebrews 11

The Triumphs of Faith

1NowG1161 faithG4102 is the 12assuranceG5287 of things 34hopedG1679 for, the 5convictionG1650 of 6thingsG4229 not seenG991. 2For by it the 7menG4245 of oldG4245 89gainedG3140 approvalG3140.

3By faithG4102 we understandG3539 that the 1011worldsG165 were preparedG2675 12by the wordG4487 of GodG2316, soG1519 that what is seenG991 13was not madeG1096 out of things which are visibleG5316. 4By faithG4102 14AbelG6 offeredG4374 to GodG2316 a betterG4183 sacrificeG2378 thanG3844 CainG2535, throughG1223 whichG3739 he 15obtainedG3140 the testimonyG3140 that he was righteousG1342, GodG2316 testifyingG3140 16aboutG1909 his 17giftsG1435, and throughG1223 18faith, though 19he is deadG599, he stillG2089 speaksG2980. 5By faithG4102 20EnochG1802 was takenG3346 up so that he would not 21seeG3708 deathG2288; and he was not foundG2147 becauseG1360 GodG2316 tookG3346 him up; for he obtainedG3140 the witnessG3140 that beforeG4253 his beingG3331 takenG3331 up he was pleasingG2100 to GodG2316. 6And withoutG5565 faithG4102 it is impossibleG102 to pleaseG2100 Him, for he who 22comesG4334 to GodG2316 mustG1163 believeG4100 that He is and that He is a rewarderG3406 of thoseG3588 who seekG1567 Him. 7By faithG4102 23NoahG3575, being 24warnedG5537 by God aboutG4012 25things not yetG3369 seenG991, 2627in reverenceG2125 28preparedG2680 an arkG2787 for the salvationG4991 of his householdG3624, by whichG3739 he condemnedG2632 the worldG2889, and becameG1096 an heirG2818 of 29the righteousnessG1343 which is accordingG2596 to faithG4102.

8By faithG4102 30AbrahamG11, when he was calledG2564, obeyedG5219 31by goingG1831 out to a placeG5117 whichG3739 he was to 32receiveG2983 for an inheritanceG2817; and he wentG1831 out, not knowingG1987 whereG4226 he was goingG2064. 9By faithG4102 he livedG3939 as an alienG3939 in 33the landG1093 of promiseG1860, as in a foreignG245 land, 34dwellingG2730 in tentsG4633 with IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384, 35fellowG4789 heirsG4789 of the sameG846 promiseG1860; 10for he was lookingG1551 for 36the cityG4172 whichG3739 hasG2192 37foundationsG2310, 38whoseG3739 architectG5079 and builderG1217 is GodG2316. 11By faithG4102 evenG2532 39SarahG4564 herselfG846 receivedG2983 40abilityG1411 to conceiveG2602G4690, evenG2532 beyondG3844 the properG2540 timeG2540 of lifeG2244, sinceG1893 she consideredG2233 Him 41faithfulG4103 who had promisedG1861. 12ThereforeG1352 there was bornG1096 evenG2532 of oneG1520 manG1520, and 42him as good as deadG3499 43at that, as many descendants 44as the starsG798 of heavenG3772 in numberG4128, and innumerableG382 as the sandG285 which is by the seashoreG2281.

1345AllG3956 theseG3778 diedG599 in faithG4102, 46withoutG3361 receivingG2865 the promisesG1860, but 47having seenG3708 them and having welcomedG782 them from a distanceG4207, and 48having confessedG3670 that they were strangersG3581 and exilesG3927 on the earthG1093. 14For thoseG3588 who sayG3004 suchG5108 thingsG5108 makeG1718 it clearG1718 that they are seekingG1934 a countryG3968 of their ownG3968. 15And indeedG3303 ifG1487 they had been 49thinkingG3421 of that country from whichG3739 they wentG1544 out, 50they would have hadG2192 opportunityG2540 to returnG344. 16But as it is, they desireG3713 a betterG2909 country, that is, a 51heavenlyG2032 oneG2032. ThereforeG1352 52GodG2316 is not 53ashamedG1870 to be 54calledG1941 their GodG2316; for 55He has preparedG2090 a cityG4172 for them.

17By faithG4102 56AbrahamG11, when he was testedG3985, offeredG4374 up IsaacG2464, and he who had 57receivedG324 the promisesG1860 was offeringG4374 up his onlyG3439 begottenG3439 son; 18it was he to whomG3739 it was saidG2980, “58In IsaacG2464 your 59descendantsG4690 shall be calledG2564.” 1960He consideredG3049 that 61GodG2316 is ableG1415 to raiseG1453 people evenG2532 from the deadG3498, from whichG3606 he alsoG2532 receivedG2865 him backG2865 62as a 63typeG3850. 20By faithG4102 64IsaacG2464 blessedG2127 JacobG2384 and EsauG2269, evenG2532 regardingG4012 thingsG3195 to comeG3195. 21By faithG4102 65JacobG2384, as he was dyingG599, blessedG2127 eachG1538 of the sonsG5207 of JosephG2501, and 66worshipedG4352, leaning on the topG206 of his staffG4464. 22By faithG4102 67JosephG2501, when he was dyingG5053, madeG3421 mentionG3421 of the exodusG1841 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474, and gaveG1781 ordersG1781 concerningG4012 his bonesG3747.

23By faithG4102 68MosesG3475, when he was bornG1080, was hiddenG2928 for threeG5150 monthsG5150 by his parentsG3962, becauseG1360 they sawG3708 he was a beautifulG791 childG3813; and they were not afraidG5399 of the 69king’sG935 edictG1297. 24By faithG4102 MosesG3475, 70when he had grownG3173G1096 up, refusedG720 to be calledG3004 the sonG5207 of Pharaoh’sG5328 daughterG2364, 25choosingG138 ratherG3123 to 71endureG4778 ill-treatmentG4778 with the peopleG2992 of GodG2316 thanG2228 to enjoyG619 the passingG4340 pleasuresG619 of sinG266, 2672consideringG2233 the reproachG3680 of 73ChristG5547 greaterG3173 richesG4149 than the treasuresG2344 of EgyptG125; for he was lookingG578 to the 74rewardG3405. 27By faithG4102 he 75leftG2641 EgyptG125, not 76fearingG5399 the wrathG2372 of the kingG935; for he enduredG2594, as 77seeingG3708 Him who is unseenG517. 28By faithG4102 he 7879keptG4160 the PassoverG3957 and the sprinklingG4378 of the bloodG129, soG2443 that 80he who destroyedG3639 the firstbornG4416 would not touchG2345 them. 29By faithG4102 they 81passedG1224 throughG1224 the RedG2063 SeaG2281 as thoughG5613 they were passing throughG1223 dryG3584 landG1093; and the EgyptiansG124, when they attemptedG3984G2983 it, were 82drownedG2666.

30By faithG4102 83the wallsG5038 of JerichoG2410 fellG4098 downG4098 84after they had been encircledG2944 for sevenG2033 daysG2250. 31By faithG4102 85RahabG4460 the harlotG4204 did not perishG4881 alongG4881 with thoseG3588 who were disobedientG544, after she had welcomedG1209 the spiesG2685 86in peaceG1515.

32And whatG5101 moreG2089 shall I sayG3004? For timeG5550 will failG1952 me if I tellG1334 of 87GideonG1066, 88BarakG913, 89SamsonG4546, 90JephthahG2422, of 91DavidG1160 and 92SamuelG4545 and the prophetsG4396, 33whoG3739 by faithG4102 93conqueredG2610 kingdomsG932, 94performedG2038 acts of righteousnessG1343, 95obtainedG2013 promisesG1860, 96shutG5420 the mouthsG4750 of lionsG3023, 3497quenchedG4570 the powerG1411 of fireG4442, 98escapedG5343 the edgeG4750 of the swordG3162, from weaknessG769 were madeG1412 strongG1412, 99becameG1096 mightyG2478 in warG4171, 100putG2827 foreignG245 armiesG3925 to flightG2827. 35101WomenG1135 receivedG2983 back their deadG3498 by resurrectionG386; and othersG243 were torturedG5178, not acceptingG4327 their 102releaseG629, soG2443 that they might obtainG5177 a betterG2909 resurrectionG386; 36and othersG2087 103experiencedG2983G3984 mockingsG1701 and scourgingsG3148, yesG2089, alsoG1161 104chainsG1199 and imprisonmentG5438. 37They were 105stonedG3034, they were 106sawnG4249 in twoG4249, 107they were temptedG3985, they were 108putG599 to deathG599G1722G5408 with the swordG3162; they wentG4022 aboutG4022 109in sheepskinsG3374, in goatskinsG122G1192, being destituteG5302, afflictedG2346, 110ill-treatedG2558 38(men of whomG3739 the worldG2889 was not worthyG514), 111wanderingG4105 in desertsG2047 and mountainsG3735 and cavesG4693 and holesG3692 112in the groundG1093.

39And allG3956 theseG3778, having 113114gainedG3140 approvalG3140 throughG1223 their faithG4102, 115did not receiveG2865 116whatG1860 was promisedG1860, 40because GodG2316 had 117providedG4265 118somethingG5100 betterG2909 for us, soG2443 that 119apartG5565 from us they would not be madeG5048 perfectG5048.