Hebrews 11:2-40

2For by it the 1peopleG4245 ofG4245 oldG4245 23gainedG3140 approvalG3140.

3By faithG4102 we understandG3539 that the 45worldG165 has been createdG2675 6by the wordG4487 of GodG2316 soG1519 thatG1519 what is seenG991 7has not been madeG1096 out of things that are visibleG5316. 4By faithG4102 8AbelG6 offeredG4374 to GodG2316 a betterG4183 sacrificeG2378 thanG3844 CainG2535, throughG1223 whichG3739 he was 9attestedG3140 to be righteousG1342, GodG2316 testifyingG3140 10aboutG1909 his 11giftsG1435, and throughG1223 12faith, though 13he is deadG599, he stillG2089 speaksG2980. 5By faithG4102 14EnochG1802 was takenG3346 upG3346 so that he would not 15seeG3708 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 16comesG4334 to GodG2316 mustG1163 believeG4100 that He existsG1510, and that He provesG1096 toG1096 beG1096 OneG3406 whoG3406 rewardsG3406 thoseG3588 who seekG1567 Him. 7By faithG4102 17NoahG3575, being 18warnedG5537 by God aboutG4012 19things not yetG3369 seenG991, 2021inG2125 reverenceG2125 22preparedG2680 an arkG2787 for the salvationG4991 of his householdG3624, by whichG3739 he condemnedG2632 the worldG2889, and becameG1096 an heirG2818 of 23the righteousnessG1343 which is accordingG2596 to faithG4102.

8By faithG4102 24AbrahamG11, when he was calledG2564, obeyedG5219 25by goingG1831 outG1831 to a placeG5117 whichG3739 he was to 26receiveG2983 for an inheritanceG2817; and he leftG1831, not knowingG1987 whereG4226 he was goingG2064. 9By faithG4102 he livedG3939 asG3939 aG3939 strangerG3939 in 27the landG1093 of promiseG1860, as in a foreignG245 land, 28livingG2730 in tentsG4633 with IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384, 29fellowG4789 heirsG4789 of the sameG846 promiseG1860; 10for he was lookingG1551 forG1551 30the cityG4172 whichG3739 hasG2192 31foundationsG2310, 32whoseG3739 architectG5079 and builderG1217 is GodG2316. 11By faithG4102 evenG2532 33SarahG4564 herselfG846 receivedG2983 34abilityG1411 to conceiveG2602G4690, evenG2532 beyondG3844 the properG2540 timeG2540 of lifeG2244, sinceG1893 she consideredG2233 Him 35faithfulG4103 who had promisedG1861. 12ThereforeG1352 evenG2532 from oneG1520 manG1520, and 36one who was as good as deadG3499 37at that, there were bornG1096 descendants who were 38justG2531 asG2531 the starsG798 of heavenG3772 in numberG4128, and as the innumerableG382 grains of sandG285 along the seashoreG5491G2281.

1339AllG3956 theseG3778 diedG599 in faithG4102, 40withoutG3361 receivingG2865 the promisesG1860, but 41having seenG3708 and welcomedG782 them from a distanceG4207, and 42having 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 43thinkingG3421 of that country whichG3739 they leftG1544, 44they would have hadG2192 opportunityG2540 to returnG344. 16But as it is, they desireG3713 a betterG2909 country, that is, a 45heavenlyG2032 oneG2032. ThereforeG1352 46GodG2316 isG1870 not 47ashamedG1870 to be 48calledG1941 their GodG2316; for 49He has preparedG2090 a cityG4172 for them.

17By faithG4102 50AbrahamG11, when he was testedG3985, offeredG4374 upG4374 IsaacG2464, and the one who had 51receivedG324 the promisesG1860 was offeringG4374 upG4374 his 52onlyG3439 son; 18it was he to whomG3739 it was saidG2980, “53Through IsaacG2464 your 54descendantsG4690 shall be namedG2564.” 1955He consideredG3049 that 56GodG2316 is ableG1415 to raiseG1453 people evenG2532 from the deadG3498, fromG3606 whichG3606 he alsoG2532 receivedG2865 him backG2865 57as a 5859typeG3850. 20By faithG4102 60IsaacG2464 blessedG2127 JacobG2384 and EsauG2269, evenG2532 regardingG4012 thingsG3195 toG3195 comeG3195. 21By faithG4102 61JacobG2384, as he was dyingG599, blessedG2127 eachG1538 of the sonsG5207 of JosephG2501, and 62worshipedG4352, leaning on the topG206 of his staffG4464. 22By faithG4102 63JosephG2501, when he was dyingG5053, madeG3421 mentionG3421 of the exodusG1841 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474, and gaveG1781 ordersG1781 concerningG4012 his bonesG3747.

23By faithG4102 64MosesG3475, 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 65king’sG935 edictG1297. 24By faithG4102 MosesG3475, 66when he had grownG3173G1096 up, refusedG720 to be calledG3004 the sonG5207 of Pharaoh’sG5328 daughterG2364, 25choosingG138 ratherG3123 to 67endureG4778 ill-treatmentG4778 with the peopleG2992 of GodG2316 thanG2228 to enjoyG619 the temporaryG4340 pleasuresG619 of sinG266, 2668consideringG2233 the 69reproachG3680 of ChristG5547 greaterG3173 richesG4149 than the treasuresG2344 of EgyptG125; for he was lookingG578 to the 70rewardG3405. 27By faithG4102 he 71leftG2641 EgyptG125, not 72fearingG5399 the wrathG2372 of the kingG935; for he perseveredG2594, asG5613 thoughG5613 73seeingG3708 Him who is unseenG517. 28By faithG4102 he 7475keptG4160 the PassoverG3957 and the sprinklingG4378 of the bloodG129, soG2443 thatG2443 76the destroyerG3639 of the firstbornG4416 would not touchG2345 them. 29By faithG4102 they 77passedG1224 throughG1224 the RedG2063 SeaG2281 as throughG1223 dryG3584 landG1093; and the EgyptiansG124, when they attemptedG3984G2983 it, were 78drownedG2666.

30By faithG4102 79the wallsG5038 of JerichoG2410 fellG4098 downG4098 8081after the Israelites had marchedG2944 aroundG2944 them for sevenG2033 daysG2250. 31By faithG4102 the prostituteG4204 82RahabG4460 did not perishG4881 alongG4881 with thoseG3588 who were disobedientG544, after she had welcomedG1209 the spiesG2685 83in peaceG1515.

32And whatG5101 moreG2089 shall I sayG3004? For timeG5550 will failG1952 me if I tellG1334 of 84GideonG1066, 85BarakG913, 86SamsonG4546, 87JephthahG2422, of 88DavidG1160 and 89SamuelG4545 and the prophetsG4396, 33whoG3739 by faithG4102 90conqueredG2610 kingdomsG932, 91performedG2038 acts of righteousnessG1343, 92obtainedG2013 promisesG1860, 93shutG5420 the mouthsG4750 of lionsG3023, 3494quenchedG4570 the powerG1411 of fireG4442, 95escapedG5343 the edgeG4750 of the swordG3162, from weaknessG769 were madeG1412 strongG1412, 96becameG1096 mightyG2478 in warG4171, 97putG2827 foreignG245 armiesG3925 toG2827 flightG2827. 3598WomenG1135 receivedG2983 back their deadG3498 by resurrectionG386; and othersG243 were torturedG5178, not acceptingG4327 their 99releaseG629, soG2443 thatG2443 they might obtainG5177 a betterG2909 resurrectionG386; 36and othersG2087 100experiencedG2983G3984 mockingG1701 and floggingG3148, and furtherG2089, 101chainsG1199 and imprisonmentG5438. 37They were 102stonedG3034, they were sawnG4249 inG4249 twoG4249, 103they were temptedG3985, they were 104putG599 toG599 deathG599G1722G5408 with the swordG3162; they wentG4022 aboutG4022 105in sheepskinsG3374, in goatskinsG122G1192, beingG5302 destituteG5302, afflictedG2346, 106tormentedG2558 38(people of whomG3739 the worldG2889 was not worthyG514), 107wanderingG4105 in desertsG2047, on mountainsG3735, and sheltering in cavesG4693 and holesG3692 108in the groundG1093.

39And allG3956 theseG3778, having 109gainedG3140 approvalG3140 throughG1223 their faithG4102, 110did not receiveG2865 111whatG1860 was promisedG1860, 40because GodG2316 had 112providedG4265 113somethingG5100 betterG2909 for us, soG2443 thatG2443 114apartG5565 from us they would not be madeG5048 perfectG5048.