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By Faith We Understand

Now faith is the [a]substance of things hoped for, the [b]evidence 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 elders obtained a good testimony.

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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 [c]worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which 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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Faith at the Dawn of History

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead 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 away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he 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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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently 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 divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to 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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Faithful Abraham

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would 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 dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the 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 waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker 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 also received strength to conceive seed, and she[d] bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged 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 as many as the stars of the sky in multitude — innumerable as the sand which is 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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The Heavenly Hope

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off [e]were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims 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 those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland.

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

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And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come 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 now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

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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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The Faith of the Patriarchs

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten 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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[f]of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,”

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

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concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

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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 blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

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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 he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top 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, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions 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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The Faith of Moses

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

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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 became of age, 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 suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the [g]passing 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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esteeming the [h]reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures [i]in Egypt; for he looked 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 forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath 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 the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should 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 they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, 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 They Overcame

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were 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 the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who [j]did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

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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 the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also 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 subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, 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 violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

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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 their dead raised to life again.
Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

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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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Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of 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, [k]were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented —

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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. They wandered in deserts and mountains, 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, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

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

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

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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

Hebrews 11