ⲚⲒⳈⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ 11
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3 ⲅ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ (aiōn g165)
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which appeared. (aiōn g165)
4 ⲇ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲧⲁⲗⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲟⲛ ϥϣⲁϫⲉ
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
5 ⲉ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲁⲩⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁϫⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 ⲍ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲱϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲁϥⲧϭⲁⲓⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲏ ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ
By faith Abraham, when he was called to remove into a place which he should afterwards receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out not knowing whither he was going.
9 ⲑ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛϣⲃⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a foreign country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲧⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϭⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ
Through faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲣⲡⲕⲉⲕⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲏⲡⲉ
Therefore there sprang even from one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea-shore innumerable.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came, they might have had opportunity to return.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only-begotten [son],
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshiped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.
By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲡϥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ
By faith Moses when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw [he was] a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
By faith Moses, when he had come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲡ ⲡⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛⲁϩⲱⲱⲣ ⲛⲕⲏ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he had respect to the recompense of the reward.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡϥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉϥϭⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲩⲑⲣⲁ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱⲙⲥ
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians essaying to do were drowned.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encompassed seven days.
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, as she had received the spies with peace.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲅⲉⲇⲉⲱⲛ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲥⲁⲙⲯⲱⲛ ⲓⲉⲫⲑⲁⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
And what shall I say more? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of] Jephthah, [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱϣⲙ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁϩⲉⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, and, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁⲁⲣ ⲛⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
(Of whom the world was not worthy: ) they wandered in deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the earth.
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
God having provided some better [thing] for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
