Heb 11 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen .

Hebrews 11

The Triumphs of Faith

1 Now faith is the ^{▼▼ Or substance
,} ^bassurance of things ^{▼▼ Or expected
,} ^dhoped for, the ^{▼▼ Or evidence}conviction of ^fthings not seen. 2 For by it the ^gmen of old ^{▼▼ Lit obtained a good testimony
,} ⁱgained approval.

3 By faith we understand that the ^{▼▼ Lit ages
,} ^kworlds were prepared ^lby the word of God, so that what is seen ^mwas not made out of things which are visible. 4 By faith ⁿAbel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he ^oobtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying ^{▼▼ I.e. by receiving his gifts}about his ^qgifts, and through ^{▼▼ Lit it}faith, though ^she is dead, he still speaks. 5 By faith ^tEnoch was taken up so that he would not ^usee death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who ^vcomes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. 7 By faith ^wNoah, being ^xwarned by God about ^ythings not yet seen, ^{▼▼ Lit having become reverent
,} ^aain reverence ^abprepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of ^acthe righteousness which is according to faith.

8 By faith ^adAbraham, when he was called, obeyed ^{▼▼ Lit to go out}by going out to a place which he was to ^afreceive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he lived as an alien in ^agthe land of promise, as in a foreign land, ^ahdwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, ^aifellow heirs of the same promise; 10 for he was looking for ^ajthe city which has ^akfoundations, ^alwhose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith even ^amSarah herself received ^{▼▼ Lit power for the laying down of seed}ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him ^aofaithful who had promised. 12 Therefore there was born even of one man, and ^aphim as good as dead ^{▼▼ Lit in these things}at that, as many descendants ^ar as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

13 ^asAll these died in faith, ^atwithout receiving the promises, but ^auhaving seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and ^avhaving confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15 And indeed if they had been ^{▼▼ Or remembering}thinking of that country from which they went out, ^axthey would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a ^ayheavenly one. Therefore ^azGod is not ^{▼▼ Lit ashamed of them, to be}ashamed to be ^bbcalled their God; for ^bcHe has prepared a city for them.

17 By faith ^bdAbraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had ^bereceived the promises was offering up his only begotten son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, ^bf“In Isaac your ^{▼▼ Lit seed} descendants shall be called.” 19 ^{▼▼ Lit Considering}He considered that ^biGod is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back ^{▼▼ Or figuratively speaking; lit in a parable}as a ^bktype. 20 By faith ^blIsaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. 21 By faith ^bmJacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and ^bnworshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith ^boJoseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

23 By faith ^bpMoses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the ^bqking’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, ^brwhen he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to ^bsendure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 ^btconsidering the reproach of ^{▼▼ I.e. the Messiah}Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the ^bvreward. 27 By faith he ^bwleft Egypt, not ^bxfearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as ^byseeing Him who is unseen. 28 By faith he ^{▼▼ Lit has kept
,} ^cakept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that ^cbhe who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. 29 By faith they ^ccpassed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were ^{▼▼ Lit swallowed up}drowned.

30 By faith ^cethe walls of Jericho fell down ^cfafter they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith ^cgRahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies ^{▼▼ Lit with}in peace.

32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of ^ciGideon, ^cjBarak, ^ckSamson, ^clJephthah, of ^cmDavid and ^cnSamuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith ^coconquered kingdoms, ^cpperformed acts of righteousness, ^cqobtained promises, ^crshut the mouths of lions, 34 ^csquenched the power of fire, ^ctescaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, ^cubecame mighty in war, ^cvput foreign armies to flight. 35 ^cwWomen received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their ^{▼▼ Lit redemption}release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; 36 and others ^{▼▼ Lit received the trial of}experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also ^czchains and imprisonment. 37 They were ^dastoned, they were ^dbsawn in two, ^{▼▼ One early ms does not contain they were tempted}they were tempted, they were ^ddput to death with the sword; they went about ^dein sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ^dfill-treated 38 (men of whom the world was not worthy), ^dgwandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes ^{▼▼ Lit of}in the ground.

39 And all these, having ^{▼▼ Lit obtained a testimony
,} ^djgained approval through their faith, ^dkdid not receive ^{▼▼ Lit the promise}what was promised, 40 because God had ^{▼▼ Or foreseen}provided ^dnsomething better for us, so that ^doapart from us they would not be made perfect.