Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is a realization of things being hoped for, an evidence of things not seen.
Now faith is [the] substance of things hoped for, [the] proof of matters not being seen,
2 By it the ancients were approved.
for by this, the elders were well-attested.
3 By faith we understand that the ages were created by a word from God, so that the things that are seen were made out of things invisible. (aiōn g165)
By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen having not come out of things appearing. (aiōn g165)
4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than did Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying concerning his gifts; and by means of it he still speaks, even though being dead.
By faith Abel offered a better sacrifice to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, yet speaks.
5 By faith Enoch was transferred so as not to see death, and could not be found because God had translated him; before his translation he had obtained witness that he was pleasing to God.
By faith Enoch was translated—not to see death, and was not found, because God translated him; for before his translation he had been testified to—that he had pleased God well,
6 Now without faith it is impossible to please Him, because the one approaching God must believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him.
and apart from faith it is impossible to please [Him], for it is required of him who is coming to God to believe that He exists and [that] He becomes a rewarder to those seeking Him.
7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, prepared an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and he became heir of the righteousness according to faith.
8 By faith Abraham, upon being called to go forth to the place that he would receive as an inheritance, obeyed and went, though not being acquainted with where he was going.
By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed, to go forth into the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing to where he goes.
9 By faith he migrated into the land of promise as into a foreign country, dwelling in tents, along with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise;
By faith he sojourned in the land of the promise as a strange country, having dwelt in dwelling places with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,
10 for he was waiting expectantly for the city with the real foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose craftsman and constructor [is] God.
11 By faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the normal age, since she judged Him faithful who had promised.
And by faith Sarah, herself barren, received power to conceive seed even after the time of life, seeing she judged Him who promised faithful;
12 And so from one man, actually an impotent, were begotten descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
for this reason, also, from one—and that of one who had become dead—were begotten as the stars of the sky in multitude, and innumerable as the sand that [is] by the seashore.
13 These all died believing—not having received the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, thus confessing that they were aliens and sojourners on the earth.
All these died in faith, having not received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having been persuaded, and having greeted [them], and having confessed that they are strangers and sojourners on the earth,
14 Now those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
for those saying such things make apparent that they seek a country;
15 If they were actually remembering that land from which they had departed, they would have had opportunity to return.
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,
16 Instead they are aspiring to a better home—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; in fact He has prepared a city for them.
but now they long for better, that is, heavenly, for this reason God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He prepared a city for them.
17 By faith Abraham, upon being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his only begotten,
By faith Abraham has offered up Isaac, being tried, even the [one] having received the promises offered up his only begotten,
18 of whom it had been said, “Through Isaac will your seed be reckoned,”
of whom it was said, “In Isaac will your Seed be called,”
19 calculating that God was indeed able to raise him from the dead; from whence in fact he did receive him, figuratively speaking.
reckoning that God is even able to raise up out of the dead, from where also in a figurative sense he received [him].
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, near the end, thought of the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave orders concerning his bones.
By faith Joseph, dying, made mention concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel, and gave command concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses was hidden for three months by his parents, after he was born, because they saw he was a fine child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful, and were not afraid of the decree of the king.
24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
By faith Moses, having become great, refused to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,
25 choosing rather to be maltreated along with God's people than to have the temporary pleasure of sin,
having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin’s pleasure for a season,
26 considering the reproach of Christ to be greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; because he was looking ahead to the reward.
having reckoned the reproach of the Christ greater wealth than the treasures in Egypt, for he looked to the repayment of reward.
27 By faith he left Egypt behind, not fearing the king's rage, because he persevered as though seeing Him who is invisible.
By faith he left Egypt behind, having not been afraid of the wrath of the king, for as seeing the Invisible One—he endured.
28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
By faith he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, so that He who is destroying the firstborn might not touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry ground, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were swallowed up.
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, which having made an attempt [to cross], the Egyptians were swallowed up.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, having been encircled for seven days.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been surrounded for seven days.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, having received the spies in peace, did not perish with the disobedient.
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.
32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell about Gideon, about Barak and Samson and Jephtha, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
And what yet will I say? For the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, also Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, also David, and Samuel, and the prophets,
33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, closed lions' mouths,
who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,
34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, put to flight foreign armies.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of weakness, became strong in battle, caused armies of the foreigners to give way;
35 Women received their dead back by resurrection; while others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.
women received their dead by a resurrection, and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that they might receive a better resurrection,
36 Still others were tried by mockings and scourgings, and even by chains and imprisonment.
and others received trial of mockings and scourgings, and yet of bonds and imprisonment;
37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were tempted, they were murdered by sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, mistreated
they were stoned, they were sawn apart, they were tried; they died in the killing of the sword; they went around in sheepskins, in goatskins—being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,
38 —of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, and mountains, and caves, and the holes of the earth;
39 Now all these did not receive the promise, though having been approved through faith,
and all these, having been testified to through faith, did not receive the promise,
40 God having planned something better for us, so that they should not be perfected without us.
God, having provided something better for us, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.
