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By Faith

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

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Faith is Being Sure

Now faith is [the] substantiating of things hoped for, [the] conviction of things not seen.

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For by it the people of old received their commendation.

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For in [the power of] this the elders have obtained testimony.

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By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

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By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by [the] word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear.

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By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.

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The Faith of Abel, Enoch, Noah

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony of being righteous, God bearing testimony to his gifts, and by it, having died, he yet speaks.

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By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.

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By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him; for before [his] translation he has the testimony that he had pleased God.

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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

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But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]. For he that draws near to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them who seek him out.

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By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

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By faith, Noah, oracularly warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which [is] according to faith.

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By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

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The Faith of Abraham

By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going.

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By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

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By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with [him] of the same promise;

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For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

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for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is [the] artificer and constructor.

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By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.

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By faith also Sarah herself received strength for [the] conception of seed, and [that] beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised.

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Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

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Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which [is] by the sea shore.

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These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

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For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

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For they who say such things shew clearly that they seek [their] country.

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If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.

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And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;

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But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

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but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city.

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By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,

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By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

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of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

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as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

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He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.

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counting that God [was] able to raise [him] even from among [the] dead, whence also he received him in a figure.

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By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau.

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The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, Joseph

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

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By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff.

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By faith Jacob [when] dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff.

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By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.

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By faith Joseph [when] dying called to mind the going forth of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.

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By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

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The Faith of Moses

By faith Moses, being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful; and they did not fear the injunction of the king.

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By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

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By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter;

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choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

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choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have [the] temporary pleasure of sin;

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He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

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esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.

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By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

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By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as seeing him who is invisible.

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By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

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By faith he celebrated the passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

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By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.

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By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up.

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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.

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By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.

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By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.

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The Faith of Many

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace.

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And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets —

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And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, and David and Samuel, and of the prophets:

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who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

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who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,

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quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

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quenched [the] power of fire, escaped [the] edge of the sword, became strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, made [the] armies of strangers give way.

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Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.

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Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;

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Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment.

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They were stoned, they were sawn in two,a they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated —

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They were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, died by the death of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, evil treated,

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of whom the world was not worthy — wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

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(of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth.

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And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,

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And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,

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since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

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God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.

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Hebrews 11

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