Revised Version 1895

Hebrews 11

1NowδὲdeG1161faithπίστιςpistisG4102isἜστινEstinG1510theG1161assuranceὑπόστασις,hupostasisG5287ofG4102thingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229hopedἐλπιζομένωνelpizomenōnG1679forG1161,theG1161provingofG4102thingsG4229notοὐouG3756seenβλεπομένων.blepomenōnG991.

2ForγὰρgarG1063thereintheοἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροι.¶presbuteroiG4245hadwitnessἐμαρτυρήθησανemarturēthēsanG3140bornetoG1722themG1722.

3ByG1537faithΠίστειPisteiG4102weG3588understandνοοῦμενnooumenG3539thatG1096theG3588worldsαἰῶναςaiōnasG165havebeenG1096framedbyG1537theG3588wordG4487ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soεἰςeisG1519thatG1096whatG3588isseenβλεπόμενονblepomenonG991hathnotμὴmēG3361beenG1096madeG1096outG1537ofG1537thingsG4487whichG3588doG1096appearφαινομένωνphainomenōnG5316.

4ByG1223faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbelἍβελHabelG6offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374untoGodθεῷ,theōG2316aG1510moreG4183excellentsacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378thanπαρὰparaG3844CainΚάϊνKainG2535,throughG1223whichG3739heG2532hadG1510witnessἐμαρτυρήθηemarturēthēG3140bornetoG1909himG846thatG3739heG2532wasG1510righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,Godθεοῦ·theouG2316bearingwitnessμαρτυροῦντοςmarturountosG3140inG1909respectofG1223hisG846giftsδώροιςdōroisG1435:andG2532throughG1223itG846heG2532beingG1510deadἀποθανὼνapothanōnG599yetG2532speaketh.

5ByG2532faithΠίστειPisteiG4102EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802was translatedthatG3708heG2532shouldG2316notG3756seeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288;andG2532heG2532wasnotG3756foundηὑρίσκετοhēurisketoG2147,becauseG1063Godθεός·theosG2316translatedhimG846:forG1063beforeπρὸproG4253hisG846translationheG2532hath hadwitnessμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140bornetoG2532himG846thatG3708heG2532hadbeenG2532well-pleasing untoGodθεῷ·theōG2316:

6AndG2532withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102itG846isG1510impossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102toG2532beG1510well-pleasing untohimG846:forγὰρgarG1063heG2532thatG3754comethtoG2532GodθεῷtheōG2316mustbelieveπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100thatG3754heG2532isG1510,andG2532thatG3754heG2532isG1510arewarderμισθαποδότηςmisthapodotēsG3406ofG2316themG846thatG3754seekafterδὲdeG1161himG846.

7ByG1223faithΠίστειPisteiG4102NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,beingG1096warnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537ofG1223GodG846concerningπερὶperiG4012thingsG3739notG3739seenβλεπομένωνblepomenōnG991asG1519yetG2532, movedwithG1223godly fear,preparedκατεσκεύασενkateskeuasenG2680anG1096arkκιβωτὸνkibōtonG2787toG1519theG3588savingofG1223hisG846houseοἴκουoikouG3624;throughG1223whichG3739heG2532condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632theG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,andG2532becameG1096heirκληρονόμος.¶klēronomosG2818ofG1223theG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343whichG3739isaccordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519faithπίστινpistinG4102.

8ByG5117faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,whenG2532heG2532wascalledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219toG1519goG1831outG1831unto aplaceτόπονtoponG5117whichὃνhonG3739heG2532wastoG1519receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983forG1519anG2532inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817;andG2532heG2532wentG1831outG1831,notμὴmēG3361knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whitherheG2532wentG1831.

9ByG1722faithΠίστειPisteiG4102heG2532became a sojournerinG1722theG3588landγῆνgēnG1093ofG1093promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,asὡςhōsG5613inG1722alandG1093notG2532hisG846ownG846,dwellingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730inG1722tentsσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633,withG3326IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,theG3588heirsσυγκληρονόμωνsugklēronomōnG4789withG3326himG846ofG1093theG3588sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860:

10forG1063heG2532lookedforG1063theG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172whichG3739haththeG3588foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,whoseG3739builderδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217andG2532maker isGodθεός.¶theosG2316.

11ByπαρὰparaG3844faithΠίστειPisteiG4102evenκαὶkaiG2532SarahΣάρραSarraG4564herselfG846receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983powerδύναμινdunaminG1411toεἰςeisG1519conceiveseedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690whenκαὶkaiG2532sheG846was pastageκαιρὸνkaironG2540,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893sheG846countedἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233himG846faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103whoτὸνtonG3588hadpromisedἐπαγγειλάμενον.epangeilamenonG1861:

12whereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoG2532there sprangofG1080oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andG2532himG2532asG5613goodasG5613deadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499,soG2532manyasG5613theG3588starsἄστραastraG798ofG1080heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772inG2532multitudeπλήθειplētheiG4128,andG2532asG5613theG3588sandἄμμοςammosG285,whichG3588isbyἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281shore,innumerableἀναρίθμητος.¶anarithmētosG382.

13TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allG3956diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599inG1909faithπίστινpistinG4102,notμὴmēG3361havingreceivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983theG3956promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,butἀλλὰallaG235havingseenG3708themG846andκαὶkaiG2532greetedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782themG846fromΚατὰKataG2596afar,andκαὶkaiG2532havingconfessedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG846wereεἰσινeisinG1510strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andκαὶkaiG2532pilgrimsonG1909theG3956earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

14ForG1063theyG3754thatG3754sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108makeἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718itG3004manifestthatG3754theyG3754areseekingἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934afterG1063acountryG3968ofG3004theirG3754ownG3968.

15AndG2532ifεἰeiG1487indeedG2532theyG3739hadbeenεἶχονeichonG2192mindfulofG575thatG3739countryfromG575whichG3739theyG3739wentoutG575,theyG3739wouldἂνanG302have hadopportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540toG2532returnἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.

16ButG1161nowG1161theyG846desireὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713aG1510betterG2909country,thatG3778isG1510,aG1510heavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032:whereforeδιὸdioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510notοὐκoukG3756ashamedἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetaiG1870ofG2316themG846,toG3778beG1510calledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941theirG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316:forG1063heG846hathpreparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090forG1063themG846aG1510cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172.

17ByG2532faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11, beingtriedπειραζόμενος,peirazomenosG3985,offeredπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenG4374upG4374IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464: yea,heG2532that had gladlyreceivedἀναδεξάμενος,anadexamenosG324theG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860wasofferingπροσέφερενprosepherenG4374upG4374hisG2532onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439son;

18evenheG3739toπρὸςprosG4314whomG3739itG3739wassaidἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980,InἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464shallG2564thyseedG4690beG4690calledG2564:

19accountingthatὅτιhotiG3754Godθεός,theosG2316isableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415toG2532raiseἐγείρεινegeireinG1453upG1453,evenκαὶkaiG2532fromG1537theὁhoG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498;fromG1537whenceheG2532didalsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722aparableπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850receiveG2865himαὐτὸνautonG846backG2865.

20ByG2532faithΠίστειPisteiG4102IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384andG2532EsauἨσαῦ.¶ĒsauG2269,evenG2532concerningπερὶperiG4012thingsμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195toG3195comeG3195.

21ByG1909faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,whenG2532heG2532was adyingἀποθνῄσκωνapothnēskōnG599,blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538ofG5207theG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofG5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501;andG2532worshipped, leaninguponG1909theG3588topἄκρονakronG206ofG5207hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846staffῥάβδουrhabdouG4464.

22ByG2532faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,whenG2532hisG846end was nigh,madeG3421mentionG3421ofG5207theG3588departureἐξόδουexodouG1841ofG5207theG3588childrenofG5207IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474;andG2532gaveἐνετείλατο.¶eneteilatoG1781commandmentconcerningG4012hisG846bonesὀστέωνosteōnG3747.

23ByG5259faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whenG2532heG2532wasbornG1080, washidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928threeG5150monthsG5150byG5259hisG846parentsπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360theyG846sawG3708heG2532was a goodlychildπαιδίονpaidionG3813;andG2532theyG846werenotοὐκoukG3756afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399ofG1080theG3588king’sβασιλέως.¶basileōsG935commandment.

24ByG3004faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whenG1096heG3004was grown up,refusedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720toG3004beG1096calledG3004theG3004sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207Pharaoh’sΦαραώ,PharaōG5328daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364;

25choosingἑλόμενοςhelomenosG138ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123toG2228beG2316evil entreatedwithG2316theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thanG2228toG2228enjoyG619theτοῦtouG3588pleasuresG619ofG2316sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266forG2316a season;

26accountingtheG3588reproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680ofG3588ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547greaterG3173richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149thanG3173theG3588treasuresθησαυρῶνthēsaurōnG2344ofG3588EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125:forγὰρgarG1063he looked untotheG3588recompenseofG3588rewardμισθαποδοσίαν.¶misthapodosianG3405.

27ByG5613faithΠίστειPisteiG4102heG5613forsookEgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,notμὴmēG3361fearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399theτὸνtonG3588wrathθυμὸνthumonG2372ofG935theτοῦtouG3588kingβασιλέως·basileōsG935:forγὰρgarG1063heG5613enduredἐκαρτέρησεν.¶ekarterēsenG2594,asG5613seeingὁρῶνhorōnG3708himG3708whoτὸνtonG3588isinvisibleἀόρατονaoratonG517.

28ByG2532faithΠίστειPisteiG4102heG2532keptπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160theτὸtoG3588passoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,andG2532theτὴνtēnG3588sprinklingπρόσχυσινproschusinG4378ofG129theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματος,aimatosG129,thatG2443theὁhoG3588destroyerofG129theτὰtaG3588firstbornπρωτότοκαprōtotokaG4416shouldG2443notμὴmēG3361touchθίγῃthigēG2345themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

29ByG1223faithΠίστειPisteiG4102theyG3739passedδιέβησανdiebēsanG1224throughG1223theτὴνtēnG3588RedἐρυθρὰνeruthranG2063seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281asὡςhōsG5613byG1223dryξηρᾶςxērasG3584landγῆς,gēsG1093:whichG3739theοἱhoiG3588EgyptiansΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioiG124assayingtoG1093doλαβόντεςlabontesG2983wereswallowedκατεπόθησαν.¶katepothēsanG2666upG2666.

30ByG1909faithΠίστειPisteiG4102theτὰtaG3588wallsτείχηteichēG5038ofG2250JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410fellG4098downG4098,afterG1909theyG2250had been compassedaboutG1909forG1909sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

31ByG3326faithΠίστειPisteiG4102RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460theG3588harlotπόρνηpornēG4204perishednotοὐouG3756withG3326themG3326thatG3326weredisobedientἀπειθήσασινapeithēsasinG544, havingreceivedδεξαμένηdexamenēG1209theG3588spiesκατασκόπουςkataskopousG2685withG3326peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.

32AndG2532whatG5101shallG4396IG1473moreἔτιetiG2089sayλέγω;legōG3004?forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588timeχρόνοςchronosG5550willG5101failmeG3004ifG2532IG1473tellG3004ofG4012GideonΓεδεών,GedeōnG1066,BarakΒαράκ,BarakG913,SamsonΣαμψών,SampsōnG4546,JephthahἸεφθάε,IephthaeG2422;ofG4012DavidΔαυίδDauidG1138andG2532SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545andG2532theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396:

33whoοἳhoiG3739throughG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102subduedkingdomsβασιλείας,basileiasG932, wroughtrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,obtainedἐπέτυχονepetuchonG2013promisesἐπαγγελιῶν,epangeliōnG1860,stoppedἔφραξανephraxanG5420theG1223mouthsστόματαstomataG4750ofG932lionsλεόντων,leontōnG3023,

34quenchedἔσβεσανesbesanG4570theG1722powerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofG575fireπυρός,purosG4442,escapedἔφυγονephugonG5343theG1722edgeστόματαstomataG4750ofG575theG1722swordμαχαίρης,machairēsG3162,fromG575weaknessἀσθενείας,astheneiasG769weremadeG1096strongG2478, waxedmightyἰσχυροὶischuroiG2478inG1722warπολέμῳ,polemōG4171,turnedG1096toG1722flightἔκλινανeklinanG2827armiesπαρεμβολὰςparembolasG3925ofG575aliens.

35WomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983theirG846deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498byἐξexG1537aresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386:andδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243weretorturedἐτυμπανίσθησανetumpanisthēsanG5178,notοὐouG3756acceptingπροσδεξάμενοιprosdexamenoiG4327theirG846deliverance;thatἵναinaG2443theyG846mightobtainτύχωσιν·tuchōsinG5177abetterG2909resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386:

36andG2532othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087had trialofG2532mockingsandG2532scourgingsμαστίγωνmastigōnG3148, yea,moreoverG1161ofG2532bondsG1199andG2532imprisonmentG1199:

37theyG1722werestonedἐλιθάσθησαν,elithasthēsanG3034,theyG1722weresawnἐπρίσθησαν,epristhēsanG4249asunder,theyG1722weretemptedG3985,theyG1722were slainwithG1722theG1722swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162:theyG1722wentπεριῆλθονperiēlthonG4022aboutG1722inG1722sheepskinsμηλωταῖς,mēlōtaisG3374,inG1722goatskins; beingdestituteὑστερούμενοι,husteroumenoiG5302,afflictedθλιβόμενοι,thlibomenoiG2346, evil entreated

38(ofG1909whomὧνhōnG3739theὁhoG3588worldκόσμος·kosmosG2889wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514),wanderingπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105inG1909desertsἐρημίαιςerēmiaisG2047andκαὶkaiG2532mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735andκαὶkaiG2532cavesσπηλαίοιςspēlaioisG4693,andκαὶkaiG2532theταῖςtaisG3588holesὀπαῖςopaisG3692ofG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

39AndG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allG3956,havingG3140hadwitnessG3140bornetoG2532themG1223throughG1223theirG2532faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,receivedἐκομίσαντοekomisantoG2865notοὐκoukG3756theG3956promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860,

40GodθεοῦtheouG2316havingprovidedπροβλεψαμένου,problepsamenouG4265someG5100betterG2909thingconcerningG4012usG4012,thatἵναinaG2443apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG3361usG4012theyG5100shouldG5100notG3361beG2316madeG5048perfectτελειωθῶσιν.¶teleiōthōsinG5048.

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