- Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.
- For by it the elders obtained a good report.
- Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed
by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made
of things which do appear.
- By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous,
God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
- 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 had this testimony, that he pleased
God.
- But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]:
for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that]
he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
- By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen
as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his
house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of
the righteousness which is by faith.
- By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into
a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed;
and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
- By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in]
a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob,
the heirs with him of the same promise:
- For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose
builder and maker [is] God.
- Through faith also Sara herself received strength
to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past
age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
- Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good
as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as
the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
- These all died in faith, not having received the promises,
but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and
embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims
on the earth.
- For they that say such things declare plainly that
they seek a country.
- And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country]
from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to
have returned.
- But now they desire a better [country], that is, an
heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God:
for he hath prepared for them a city.
- By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac:
and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten
[son].
- Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed
be called:
- Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up,
even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
- By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things
to come.
- By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both
the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of
his staff.
- By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the
departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning
his bones.
- By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months
of his parents, because they saw [he was] a proper child; and
they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
- By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused
to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
- Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people
of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
- Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than
the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense
of the reward.
- By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of
the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
- Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling
of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
- By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry
[land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they
were compassed about seven days.
- By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that
believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
- And what shall I more say? for the time would fail
me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of]
Jephthae; [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:
- Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,
obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
- Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of
the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in
fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
- Women received their dead raised to life again: and
others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might
obtain a better resurrection:
- And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings,
yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
- They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted,
were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and
goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
- (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered
in deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the
earth.
- And these all, having obtained a good report through
faith, received not the promise:
- God having provided some better thing for us, that
they without us should not be made perfect.