1Sa 2:30, Mat 8:10, 14:31, Luk 17:5, Rom 4:19-20, 2Th 1:3 | ESV | STEP | Therefore the Lord , the God of Israel , declares : I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever , but now the Lord declares : Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor , and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed .

1 Samuel 2:30

30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ^a‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ ^bbut now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Matthew 8:10

10 When Jesus heard this, ^che marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with ^dno one in Israel ^{▼▼Some manuscripts not even in Israel} have I found such faith.

Matthew 14:31

31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, ^f“O you of little faith, why did you ^gdoubt?”

Luke 17:5

Increase Our Faith

5 ^hThe apostles said to the Lord, ⁱ“Increase our faith!”

Romans 4:19-20

19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was ^jas good as dead ( ^ksince he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered ^lthe barrenness ^{▼▼Greek deadness} of Sarah’s womb. 20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Thanksgiving

3 ⁿWe ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.