1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. 2 This is why the ancients were commended.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
The Faith of Abel, Enoch, Noah
4 By faith Abeloffered God a better sacrifice than Caindid. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 By faith Enochwas taken up11:5 Literally transferred or translatedso that he did not see death: "He could not be found, because God had taken him away."11:5 Genesis 5:24 (see also LXX)For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
The Faith of Abraham and Sarah
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaacand Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised. 12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaacon the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,11:17 Or only begotten son or unique son18 even though God had said to him, "Through Isaacyour offspring will be reckoned."11:18 Genesis 21:1219 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph
20 By faith Isaacblessed Jacoband Esauconcerning the future.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
The Faith of Moses
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. 26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Seaas on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow,11:29 Literally made an attemptthey were drowned.
The Faith of Many
30 By faith the walls of Jerichofell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. 36 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two,11:37 NE, WH, BYZ, and TR include they were put to the test,they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. 40 God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
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Abel
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Abel was a keeper of sheep and died in the field, killed by his brother Cain. The Lord had had regard for the offering that Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock (Genesis 4:8).
Cain, the son of Adam and Eve and a worker of the ground, killed his brother Abel in the field. Afterward, he went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden (Genesis 4:8).
Abraham, called by God, left his country for Canaan, received the promise that he would be the father of many nations, and fathered Isaac, the son of promise (Genesis 12:1).
Isaac was the son God promised to Abraham and Sarah in their old age; his father nearly offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah, and Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 22:2).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Abraham, called by God, left his country for Canaan, received the promise that he would be the father of many nations, and fathered Isaac, the son of promise (Genesis 12:1).
Isaac was the son God promised to Abraham and Sarah in their old age; his father nearly offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah, and Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 22:2).
Isaac was the son God promised to Abraham and Sarah in their old age; his father nearly offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah, and Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 22:2).
Isaac was the son God promised to Abraham and Sarah in their old age; his father nearly offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah, and Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 22:2).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, was sold into slavery by his brothers and became governor of Egypt, where he stored grain and saved his family from famine (Genesis 41:41).
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, was sold into slavery by his brothers and became governor of Egypt, where he stored grain and saved his family from famine (Genesis 41:41).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
The Red Sea is the sea that the Lord dried up before Israel when they came out of Egypt; the people crossed it on dry ground, and the best of Pharaoh’s officers drowned in it (Exodus 15:4).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Barak, son of Abinoam, from Kedesh in Naphtali, was summoned by Deborah, took 10,000 men to Mount Tabor, and pursued Sisera’s army to Harosheth-hagoyim (Judges 4:16).
Samson, a Nazirite from birth and judge of Israel, defeated the Philistines with great strength, was betrayed by Delilah, and died bringing down the temple of Dagon (Judges 16:30).
Jephthah the Gileadite was called by the elders of Gilead to be their commander in the war against the Ammonites and led Israel for six years. Son of Gilead and a prostitute, he had been driven out by his brothers (Judges 12:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Samuel, son of Elkanah and Hannah, was dedicated by his mother to the service of the Lord at Shiloh, judged Israel as a prophet, and anointed Saul and David as kings (1 Samuel 3:20).