Hebrews 11:1-7

1Now faith is the 1certainty of things 23hoped for, a 4proof of 5things not seen. 2For by it the 6people of old 78gained approval.

3By faith we understand that the 910world has been created 11by the word of God so that what is seen 12has not been made out of things that are visible. 4By faith 13Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was 14attested to be righteous, God testifying 15about his 16gifts, and through 17faith, though 18he is dead, he still speaks. 5By faith 19Enoch was taken up so that he would not 20see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for before he was taken up, he was attested to have been pleasing to God. 6And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who 21comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him. 7By faith 22Noah, being 23warned by God about 24things not yet seen, 2526in reverence 27prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of 28the righteousness which is according to faith.