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Hebrews 11

Hebrews defines faith as the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, then surveys Old Testament believers from Abel to the prophets. By faith they acted on God’s word, endured suffering, obtained promises, and sometimes died without receiving earthly fulfillment. Their hope reached beyond immediate circumstances to a better country and resurrection.

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Hebrews defines faith as the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, then surveys Old Testament believers from Abel to the prophets. By faith they acted on God’s word, endured suffering, obtained promises, and sometimes died without receiving earthly fulfillment. Their hope reached beyond immediate circumstances to a better country and resurrection.

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Verses 1–3Faith is defined, and by faith believers understand that the worlds were framed by God’s wordVerses 4–7Abel, Enoch, and Noah act by faithVerses 8–16Abraham and Sarah live by faith as strangers seeking a better countryVerses 17–22Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph act in faith concerning God’s promisesVerses 23–31Moses, Israel, and Rahab act by faithVerses 32–40Many others conquer, suffer, and endure by faith while awaiting a better promise
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1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the…2For by it the elders obtained a good report.3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by…4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice…5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see…6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for…7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not…8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out…9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as…10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose…11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed,…12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good…13These all died in faith, not having received the promises,…14For they that say such things declare plainly that they…15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country…16But now they desire a better country, that is, an…17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac:…18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy…19Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even…20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to…21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both…22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the…23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three…24By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused…25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God,…26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures…27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of…28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of…29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by…30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they…31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that…32And what shall I more say? for the time would…33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped…34Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the…35Women received their dead raised to life again: and others…36And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea,…37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were…38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in…39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith,…40God having provided some better thing for us, that they…