Hebrews 11 (New American Standard)

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The Triumphs of Faith

1 Now faith is the ^a¹assurance of things ^b²hoped for, the ^cconviction of ³things not seen. 2 For by it the ⁴men of old ^d⁵gained approval. 3 By faith we understand that the ^e⁶worlds were prepared ⁷by the word of God, so that what is seen ⁸was not made out of things which are visible. 4 By faith ⁹Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he ¹⁰obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying ^fabout his ¹¹gifts, and through ^gfaith, though ¹²he is dead, he still speaks. 5 By faith ¹³Enoch was taken up so that he would not ¹⁴see 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 ¹⁵comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. 7 By faith ¹⁶Noah, being ¹⁷warned by God about ¹⁸things not yet seen, ^h¹⁹in reverence ²⁰prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of ²¹the righteousness which is according to faith. 8 By faith ²²Abraham, when he was called, obeyed ⁱby going out to a place which he was to ²³receive for an inheritance ; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he lived as an alien in ²⁴the land of promise, as in a foreign land, ²⁵dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, ²⁶fellow heirs of the same promise ; 10 for he was looking for ²⁷the city which has ²⁸foundations, ²⁹whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith even ³⁰Sarah herself received ^jability to conceive , even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him ³¹faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore there was born even of one man, and ³²him as good as dead ^kat that, as many descendants ³³AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN IN NUMBER, AND INNUMERABLE AS THE SAND WHICH IS BY THE SEASHORE. 13 ³⁴All these died in faith, ³⁵without receiving the promises, but ³⁶having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and ³⁷having 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 ^lthinking of that country from which they went out, ³⁸they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a ³⁹heavenly one. Therefore ⁴⁰God is not ^mashamed to be ⁴¹called their God ; for ⁴²He has prepared a city for them. 17 By faith ⁴³Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had ⁴⁴received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, "⁴⁵IN ISAAC YOUR ⁿDESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED." 19 ^oHe considered that ⁴⁶God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back ^pas a ⁴⁷type. 20 By faith ⁴⁸Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. 21 By faith ⁴⁹Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and ⁵⁰worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith ⁵¹Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones. 23 By faith ⁵²Moses, 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 ⁵³king's edict. 24 By faith Moses, ⁵⁴when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to ⁵⁵endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 ⁵⁶considering the reproach of ^qChrist greater riches than the treasures of Egypt ; for he was looking to the ⁵⁷reward. 27 By faith he ⁵⁸left Egypt, not ⁵⁹fearing the wrath of the king ; for he endured, as ⁶⁰seeing Him who is unseen. 28 By faith he ^r⁶¹kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that ⁶²he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. 29 By faith they ⁶³passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land ; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were ^sdrowned. 30 By faith ⁶⁴the walls of Jericho fell down ⁶⁵after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith ⁶⁶Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies ^tin peace. 32 And what more shall I say ? For time will fail me if I tell of ⁶⁷Gideon, ⁶⁸Barak, ⁶⁹Samson, ⁷⁰Jephthah, of ⁷¹David and ⁷²Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith ⁷³conquered kingdoms, ⁷⁴performed acts of righteousness, ⁷⁵obtained promises, ⁷⁶shut the mouths of lions, 34 ⁷⁷quenched the power of fire, ⁷⁸escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, ⁷⁹became mighty in war, ⁸⁰put foreign armies to flight. 35 ⁸¹Women received back their dead by resurrection ; and others were tortured, not accepting their ^urelease, so that they might obtain a better resurrection ; 36 and others ^vexperienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also ⁸²chains and imprisonment. 37 They were ⁸³stoned, they were ⁸⁴sawn in two, ^wthey were tempted, they were ⁸⁵put to death with the sword ; they went about ⁸⁶in sheepskins, in goatskins , being destitute, afflicted, ⁸⁷ill-treated 38 (men of whom the world was not worthy ), ⁸⁸wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes ^xin the ground. 39 And all these, having ^y⁸⁹gained approval through their faith, ⁹⁰did not receive ^zwhat was promised, 40 because God had ^aaprovided ⁹¹something better for us, so that ⁹²apart from us they would not be made perfect.

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a. Hebrews 11:1 - Or "substance"

b. Hebrews 11:1 - Or "expected"

c. Hebrews 11:1 - Or "evidence"

d. Hebrews 11:2 - Lit "obtained a" good "testimony"

e. Hebrews 11:3 - Lit "ages"

f. Hebrews 11:4 - I.e. by receiving his gifts

g. Hebrews 11:4 - Lit "it"

h. Hebrews 11:7 - Lit "having become reverent"

i. Hebrews 11:8 - Lit "to go out"

j. Hebrews 11:11 - Lit "power for the laying down of seed"

k. Hebrews 11:12 - Lit "in these things"

l. Hebrews 11:15 - Or "remembering"

m. Hebrews 11:16 - Lit "ashamed of them, to be"

n. Hebrews 11:18 - Lit "seed"

o. Hebrews 11:19 - Lit "Considering"

p. Hebrews 11:19 - Or "figuratively speaking;" lit "in a parable"

q. Hebrews 11:26 - I.e. the Messiah

r. Hebrews 11:28 - Lit "has kept"

s. Hebrews 11:29 - Lit "swallowed up"

t. Hebrews 11:31 - Lit "with"

u. Hebrews 11:35 - Lit "redemption"

v. Hebrews 11:36 - Lit "received the trial of"

w. Hebrews 11:37 - One early ms does not contain "they were tempted"

x. Hebrews 11:38 - Lit "of"

y. Hebrews 11:39 - Lit "obtained a testimony"

z. Hebrews 11:39 - Lit "the promise"

aa. Hebrews 11:40 - Or "foreseen"

1. Hebrews 11:1 - Heb 3:14

2. Hebrews 11:1 - Heb 3:6

3. Hebrews 11:1 - Rom 8:24; 2 Cor 4:18; 5:7; Heb 11:7, 27

4. Hebrews 11:2 - Heb 1:1

5. Hebrews 11:2 - Heb 11:4, 39

6. Hebrews 11:3 - John 1:3; Heb 1:2

7. Hebrews 11:3 - Gen ch 1; Ps 33:6, 9; Heb 6:5; 2 Pet 3:5

8. Hebrews 11:3 - Rom 4:17

9. Hebrews 11:4 - Gen 4:4; Matt 23:35; 1 John 3:12

10. Hebrews 11:4 - Heb 11:2

11. Hebrews 11:4 - Heb 5:1

12. Hebrews 11:4 - Gen 4:8-10; Heb 12:24

13. Hebrews 11:5 - Gen 5:21-24

14. Hebrews 11:5 - Luke 2:26; John 8:51; Heb 2:9

15. Hebrews 11:6 - Heb 7:19

16. Hebrews 11:7 - Gen 6:13-22

17. Hebrews 11:7 - Heb 8:5

18. Hebrews 11:7 - Heb 11:1

19. Hebrews 11:7 - Heb 5:7

20. Hebrews 11:7 - 1 Pet 3:20

21. Hebrews 11:7 - Gen 6:9; Ezek 14:14, 20; Rom 4:13; 9:30

22. Hebrews 11:8 - Gen 12:1-4; Acts 7:2-4

23. Hebrews 11:8 - Gen 12:7

24. Hebrews 11:9 - Acts 7:5

25. Hebrews 11:9 - Gen 12:8; 13:3, 18; 18:1, 9

26. Hebrews 11:9 - Heb 6:17

27. Hebrews 11:10 - Heb 12:22; 13:14

28. Hebrews 11:10 - Rev 21:14ff

29. Hebrews 11:10 - Heb 11:16

30. Hebrews 11:11 - Gen 17:19; 18:11-14; 21:2

31. Hebrews 11:11 - Heb 10:23

32. Hebrews 11:12 - Rom 4:19

33. Hebrews 11:12 - Gen 15:5; 22:17; 32:12

34. Hebrews 11:13 - Matt 13:17

35. Hebrews 11:13 - Heb 11:39

36. Hebrews 11:13 - John 8:56; Heb 11:27

37. Hebrews 11:13 - Gen 23:4; 47:9; 1 Chr 29:15; Ps 39:12; Eph 2:19; 1 Pet 1:1; 2:11

38. Hebrews 11:15 - Gen 24:6-8

39. Hebrews 11:16 - 2 Tim 4:18

40. Hebrews 11:16 - Mark 8:38; Heb 2:11

41. Hebrews 11:16 - Gen 26:24; 28:13; Ex 3:6, 15; 4:5

42. Hebrews 11:16 - Heb 11:10; Rev 21:2

43. Hebrews 11:17 - Gen 22:1-10; James 2:21

44. Hebrews 11:17 - Heb 11:13

45. Hebrews 11:18 - Gen 21:12; Rom 9:7

46. Hebrews 11:19 - Rom 4:21

47. Hebrews 11:19 - Heb 9:9

48. Hebrews 11:20 - Gen 27:27-29, 39f

49. Hebrews 11:21 - Gen 48:1, 5, 16, 20

50. Hebrews 11:21 - Gen 47:31; 1 Kin 1:47

51. Hebrews 11:22 - Gen 50:24f; Ex 13:19

52. Hebrews 11:23 - Ex 2:2

53. Hebrews 11:23 - Ex 1:16, 22

54. Hebrews 11:24 - Ex 2:10, 11ff

55. Hebrews 11:25 - Heb 11:37

56. Hebrews 11:26 - Luke 14:33; Phil 3:7f

57. Hebrews 11:26 - Heb 2:2

58. Hebrews 11:27 - Ex 2:15; 12:50f; 13:17f

59. Hebrews 11:27 - Ex 2:14; 10:28f

60. Hebrews 11:27 - Col 1:15; Heb 11:1, 13

61. Hebrews 11:28 - Ex 12:21ff

62. Hebrews 11:28 - Ex 12:23, 29f; 1 Cor 10:10

63. Hebrews 11:29 - Ex 14:22-29

64. Hebrews 11:30 - Josh 6:20

65. Hebrews 11:30 - Josh 6:15f

66. Hebrews 11:31 - Josh 2:9ff; 6:23; James 2:25

67. Hebrews 11:32 - Judg ch 6-8

68. Hebrews 11:32 - Judg ch 4, 5

69. Hebrews 11:32 - Judg ch 13-16

70. Hebrews 11:32 - Judg ch 11, 12

71. Hebrews 11:32 - 1 Sam 16:1, 13

72. Hebrews 11:32 - 1 Sam 1:20

73. Hebrews 11:33 - Judg ch 4, 7, 11, 14; 2 Sam 5:17-20; 8:1f; 10:12

74. Hebrews 11:33 - 1 Sam 12:4; 2 Sam 8:15

75. Hebrews 11:33 - 2 Sam 7:11f

76. Hebrews 11:33 - Judg 14:6; 1 Sam 17:34ff; Dan 6:22

77. Hebrews 11:34 - Dan 3:23ff

78. Hebrews 11:34 - Ex 18:4; 1 Sam 18:11; 19:10; 1 Kin ch 19; 2 Kin ch 6; Ps 144:10

79. Hebrews 11:34 - Judg 7:21; 15:8, 15f; 1 Sam 17:51f; 2 Sam 8:1-6; 10:15ff

80. Hebrews 11:34 - Judg 7:21; 15:8, 15f; 1 Sam 17:51f; 2 Sam 8:1-6; 10:15ff

81. Hebrews 11:35 - 1 Kin 17:23; 2 Kin 4:36f

82. Hebrews 11:36 - Gen 39:20; 1 Kin 22:27; 2 Chr 18:26; Jer 20:2; 37:15

83. Hebrews 11:37 - 1 Kin 21:13; 2 Chr 24:21

84. Hebrews 11:37 - 2 Sam 12:31; 1 Chr 20:3

85. Hebrews 11:37 - 1 Kin 19:10; Jer 26:23

86. Hebrews 11:37 - 1 Kin 19:13, 19; 2 Kin 2:8, 13f; Zech 13:4

87. Hebrews 11:37 - Heb 11:25; 13:3

88. Hebrews 11:38 - 1 Kin 18:4, 13; 19:9

89. Hebrews 11:39 - Heb 11:2

90. Hebrews 11:39 - Heb 10:36; 11:13

91. Hebrews 11:40 - Heb 11:16

92. Hebrews 11:40 - Rev 6:11

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