Hebrews 11

The Triumphs of Faith

1NowG1161 faithG4102 is the 1certaintyG5287 of things 23hopedG1679 for, a 4proofG1650 of 5thingsG4229 not seenG991. 2For by it the 6peopleG4245 ofG4245 oldG4245 78gainedG3140 approvalG3140.

3By faithG4102 we understandG3539 that the 910worldG165 has been createdG2675 11by the wordG4487 of GodG2316 soG1519 thatG1519 what is seenG991 12has not been madeG1096 out of things that are visibleG5316. 4By faithG4102 13AbelG6 offeredG4374 to GodG2316 a betterG4183 sacrificeG2378 thanG3844 CainG2535, throughG1223 whichG3739 he was 14attestedG3140 to be righteousG1342, GodG2316 testifyingG3140 15aboutG1909 his 16giftsG1435, and throughG1223 17faith, though 18he is deadG599, he stillG2089 speaksG2980. 5By faithG4102 19EnochG1802 was takenG3346 upG3346 so that he would not 20seeG3708 deathG2288; and he was not foundG2147 becauseG1360 GodG2316 tookG3346 him upG3346; for beforeG4253 he was takenG3331 upG3331, he was attestedG3140 to have been pleasingG2100 to GodG2316. 6And withoutG5565 faithG4102 it is impossibleG102 to pleaseG2100 Him, for the one who 21comesG4334 to GodG2316 mustG1163 believeG4100 that He existsG1510, and that He provesG1096 toG1096 beG1096 OneG3406 whoG3406 rewardsG3406 thoseG3588 who seekG1567 Him. 7By faithG4102 22NoahG3575, being 23warnedG5537 by God aboutG4012 24things not yetG3369 seenG991, 2526inG2125 reverenceG2125 27preparedG2680 an arkG2787 for the salvationG4991 of his householdG3624, by whichG3739 he condemnedG2632 the worldG2889, and becameG1096 an heirG2818 of 28the righteousnessG1343 which is accordingG2596 to faithG4102.

8By faithG4102 29AbrahamG11, when he was calledG2564, obeyedG5219 30by goingG1831 outG1831 to a placeG5117 whichG3739 he was to 31receiveG2983 for an inheritanceG2817; and he leftG1831, not knowingG1987 whereG4226 he was goingG2064. 9By faithG4102 he livedG3939 asG3939 aG3939 strangerG3939 in 32the landG1093 of promiseG1860, as in a foreignG245 land, 33livingG2730 in tentsG4633 with IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384, 34fellowG4789 heirsG4789 of the sameG846 promiseG1860; 10for he was lookingG1551 forG1551 35the cityG4172 whichG3739 hasG2192 36foundationsG2310, 37whoseG3739 architectG5079 and builderG1217 is GodG2316. 11By faithG4102 evenG2532 38SarahG4564 herselfG846 receivedG2983 39abilityG1411 to conceiveG2602G4690, evenG2532 beyondG3844 the properG2540 timeG2540 of lifeG2244, sinceG1893 she consideredG2233 Him 40faithfulG4103 who had promisedG1861. 12ThereforeG1352 evenG2532 from oneG1520 manG1520, and 41one who was as good as deadG3499 42at that, there were bornG1096 descendants who were 43justG2531 asG2531 the starsG798 of heavenG3772 in numberG4128, and as the innumerableG382 grains of sandG285 along the seashoreG5491G2281.

1344AllG3956 theseG3778 diedG599 in faithG4102, 45withoutG3361 receivingG2865 the promisesG1860, but 46having seenG3708 and welcomedG782 them from a distanceG4207, and 47having 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 ofG3968 their ownG3968. 15And indeedG3303 ifG1487 they had been 48thinkingG3421 of that country whichG3739 they leftG1544, 49they would have hadG2192 opportunityG2540 to returnG344. 16But as it is, they desireG3713 a betterG2909 country, that is, a 50heavenlyG2032 oneG2032. ThereforeG1352 51GodG2316 isG1870 not 52ashamedG1870 to be 53calledG1941 their GodG2316; for 54He has preparedG2090 a cityG4172 for them.

17By faithG4102 55AbrahamG11, when he was testedG3985, offeredG4374 upG4374 IsaacG2464, and the one who had 56receivedG324 the promisesG1860 was offeringG4374 upG4374 his 57onlyG3439 son; 18it was he to whomG3739 it was saidG2980, “58Through IsaacG2464 your 59descendantsG4690 shall be namedG2564.” 1960He consideredG3049 that 61GodG2316 is ableG1415 to raiseG1453 people evenG2532 from the deadG3498, fromG3606 whichG3606 he alsoG2532 receivedG2865 him backG2865 62as a 6364typeG3850. 20By faithG4102 65IsaacG2464 blessedG2127 JacobG2384 and EsauG2269, evenG2532 regardingG4012 thingsG3195 toG3195 comeG3195. 21By faithG4102 66JacobG2384, as he was dyingG599, blessedG2127 eachG1538 of the sonsG5207 of JosephG2501, and 67worshipedG4352, leaning on the topG206 of his staffG4464. 22By faithG4102 68JosephG2501, when he was dyingG5053, madeG3421 mentionG3421 of the exodusG1841 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474, and gaveG1781 ordersG1781 concerningG4012 his bonesG3747.

23By faithG4102 69MosesG3475, when he was bornG1080, was hiddenG2928 for threeG5150 monthsG5150 by his parentsG3962, becauseG1360 they sawG3708 he was a beautifulG791 childG3813; and they wereG5399 not afraidG5399 of the 70king’sG935 edictG1297. 24By faithG4102 MosesG3475, 71when he had grownG3173G1096 up, refusedG720 to be calledG3004 the sonG5207 of Pharaoh’sG5328 daughterG2364, 25choosingG138 ratherG3123 to 72endureG4778 ill-treatmentG4778 with the peopleG2992 of GodG2316 thanG2228 to enjoyG619 the temporaryG4340 pleasuresG619 of sinG266, 2673consideringG2233 the 74reproachG3680 of ChristG5547 greaterG3173 richesG4149 than the treasuresG2344 of EgyptG125; for he was lookingG578 to the 75rewardG3405. 27By faithG4102 he 76leftG2641 EgyptG125, not 77fearingG5399 the wrathG2372 of the kingG935; for he perseveredG2594, asG5613 thoughG5613 78seeingG3708 Him who is unseenG517. 28By faithG4102 he 7980keptG4160 the PassoverG3957 and the sprinklingG4378 of the bloodG129, soG2443 thatG2443 81the destroyerG3639 of the firstbornG4416 would not touchG2345 them. 29By faithG4102 they 82passedG1224 throughG1224 the RedG2063 SeaG2281 as throughG1223 dryG3584 landG1093; and the EgyptiansG124, when they attemptedG3984G2983 it, were 83drownedG2666.

30By faithG4102 84the wallsG5038 of JerichoG2410 fellG4098 downG4098 8586after the Israelites had marchedG2944 aroundG2944 them for sevenG2033 daysG2250. 31By faithG4102 the prostituteG4204 87RahabG4460 did not perishG4881 alongG4881 with thoseG3588 who were disobedientG544, after she had welcomedG1209 the spiesG2685 88in peaceG1515.

32And whatG5101 moreG2089 shall I sayG3004? For timeG5550 will failG1952 me if I tellG1334 of 89GideonG1066, 90BarakG913, 91SamsonG4546, 92JephthahG2422, of 93DavidG1160 and 94SamuelG4545 and the prophetsG4396, 33whoG3739 by faithG4102 95conqueredG2610 kingdomsG932, 96performedG2038 acts of righteousnessG1343, 97obtainedG2013 promisesG1860, 98shutG5420 the mouthsG4750 of lionsG3023, 3499quenchedG4570 the powerG1411 of fireG4442, 100escapedG5343 the edgeG4750 of the swordG3162, from weaknessG769 were madeG1412 strongG1412, 101becameG1096 mightyG2478 in warG4171, 102putG2827 foreignG245 armiesG3925 toG2827 flightG2827. 35103WomenG1135 receivedG2983 back their deadG3498 by resurrectionG386; and othersG243 were torturedG5178, not acceptingG4327 their 104releaseG629, soG2443 thatG2443 they might obtainG5177 a betterG2909 resurrectionG386; 36and othersG2087 105experiencedG2983G3984 mockingG1701 and floggingG3148, and furtherG2089, 106chainsG1199 and imprisonmentG5438. 37They were 107stonedG3034, they were sawnG4249 inG4249 twoG4249, 108they were temptedG3985, they were 109putG599 toG599 deathG599G1722G5408 with the swordG3162; they wentG4022 aboutG4022 110in sheepskinsG3374, in goatskinsG122G1192, beingG5302 destituteG5302, afflictedG2346, 111tormentedG2558 38(people of whomG3739 the worldG2889 was not worthyG514), 112wanderingG4105 in desertsG2047, on mountainsG3735, and sheltering in cavesG4693 and holesG3692 113in the groundG1093.

39And allG3956 theseG3778, having 114gainedG3140 approvalG3140 throughG1223 their faithG4102, 115did not receiveG2865 116whatG1860 was promisedG1860, 40because GodG2316 had 117providedG4265 118somethingG5100 betterG2909 for us, soG2443 thatG2443 119apartG5565 from us they would not be madeG5048 perfectG5048.