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Hebrews 11

The Triumphs of Faith

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Now faith is the  1 aassurance of things  2 bhoped for, the  3conviction of  cthings not seen.

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For by it the  amen of old  1 bgained approval.

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By faith we understand that the  1 aworlds were prepared  bby the word of God, so that what is seen  cwas not made out of things which are visible.

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By faith  aAbel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he  bobtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying  1about his  cgifts, and through  2faith, though  dhe is dead, he still speaks.

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By faith  aEnoch was taken up so that he would not  bsee 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.

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And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who  acomes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

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By faith  aNoah, being  bwarned by God about  cthings not yet seen,  1 din reverence  eprepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of  fthe righteousness which is according to faith.

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By faith  aAbraham, when he was called, obeyed  1by going out to a place which he was to  breceive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

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By faith he lived as an alien in  athe land of promise, as in a foreign land,  bdwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob,  cfellow heirs of the same promise;

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for he was looking for  athe city which has  bfoundations,  cwhose architect and builder is God.

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By faith even  aSarah herself received  1ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him  bfaithful who had promised.

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Therefore there was born even of one man, and  ahim as good as dead  1at that, as many descendants  bAS THE STARS OF HEAVEN IN NUMBER, AND INNUMERABLE AS THE SAND WHICH IS BY THE SEASHORE.

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 aAll these died in faith,  bwithout receiving the promises, but  chaving seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and  dhaving confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

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And indeed if they had been  1thinking of that country from which they went out,  athey would have had opportunity to return.

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But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a  aheavenly one. Therefore  bGod is not  1ashamed to be  ccalled their God; for  dHe has prepared a city for them.

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By faith  aAbraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had  breceived the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

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it was he to whom it was said, " aIN ISAAC YOUR  1DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED."

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 1He considered that  aGod is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back  2as a  btype.

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By faith  aIsaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.

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By faith  aJacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and  bworshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

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By faith  aJoseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

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By faith  aMoses, 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  bking's edict.

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By faith Moses,  awhen he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

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choosing rather to  aendure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

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 aconsidering the reproach of  1Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the  breward.

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By faith he  aleft Egypt, not  bfearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as  cseeing Him who is unseen.

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By faith he  1 akept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that  bhe who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

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By faith they  apassed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were  1drowned.

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By faith  athe walls of Jericho fell down  bafter they had been encircled for seven days.

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By faith  aRahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies  1in peace.

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And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of  aGideon,  bBarak,  cSamson,  dJephthah, of  eDavid and  fSamuel and the prophets,

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who by faith  aconquered kingdoms,  bperformed acts of righteousness,  cobtained promises,  dshut the mouths of lions,

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 aquenched the power of fire,  bescaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong,  cbecame mighty in war,  cput foreign armies to flight.

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 aWomen received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their  1release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

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and others  1experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also  achains and imprisonment.

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They were  astoned, they were  bsawn in two,  1they were tempted, they were  cput to death with the sword; they went about  din sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted,  eill-treated

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(men of whom the world was not worthy),  awandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes  1in the ground.

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And all these, having  1 agained approval through their faith,  bdid not receive  2what was promised,

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because God had  1provided  asomething better for us, so that  bapart from us they would not be made perfect.



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