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 11:1 ¶ Now faith is assurance of [things] hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

 11:1 ¶ Nowº faithº isºº the substanceº of things hoped for,ºº the evidenceº of thingsº notº seen.ºº

 11:2 For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

 11:2 Forº byº itº theº eldersº obtained a good report.ºº

 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.

 11:3 Through faithº we understandºº that theº worldsº were framedºº by the wordº of God,º soº that things whichº are seenºº wereºº notº madeºº ofº things which do appear.ºº

 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.

 11:4 By faithº Abelº offeredºº unto Godº a more excellentº sacrificeº thanº Cain,º byº whichº he obtained witnessºº that he wasºº righteous,º Godº testifyingºº ofº hisº gifts:º andº byº itº he being deadºº yetº speaketh.ºººº

 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

 11:5 By faithº Enochº was translatedºº that he shouldºº notº seeºº death;º andº wasºº notº found,ºº becauseº Godº had translatedºº him:º forº beforeº hisº translationºº he had this testimony,ºº that he pleasedºº God.º

 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

 11:6 Butºº withoutº faithº [it is] impossibleº to pleaseºº [him]: forº he that comethºº to Godº mustºº believeºº thatº he is,ºº andº [that] he isºº a rewarderº of them that diligently seekºº him.º

 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned [of God] concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

 11:7 By faithº Noah,º being warned of Godºº ofº things notºº seenºº as yet,ºº moved with fear,ºº preparedºº an arkº toº the savingºº of hisºº house;º byº the whichº he condemnedºº theº world,º andº becameºº heirº of theº righteousnessº which is byº faith.º

 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

 11:8 By faithº Abraham,º when he was calledºº to go outºº intoº a placeº whichº he should afterºº receiveºº forº an inheritance,º obeyed;ºº andº he went out,ºº notº knowingºº whitherº he went.ºº

 11:9 By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

 11:9 By faithº he sojournedºº inº theº landº of promise,º asº [in]º a strange country,º dwellingºº inº tabernaclesº withº Isaacº andºº Jacob,º theº heirs with himº of theº sameº promise:º

 11:10 for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

 11:10 Forº he looked forºº a cityº which hathºº foundations,º whoseº builderº andº makerº [is] God.º

 11:11 By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:

 11:11 Through faithº alsoº Saraº herselfº receivedºº strengthº toº conceiveº seed,º andº was delivered of a childºº when she was pastº age,ººº becauseº she judgedºº him faithfulº who had promised.ºº

 11:12 wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.

 11:12 Thereforeº sprangº thereºº evenº ofº one,º andº himº as good as dead,ºº [so many] asº theº starsº of theº skyº in multitude,º andº asº the sandº whichº is byº theº seaº shoreºº innumerable.º

 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

 11:13 Theseº allº diedºº inº faith,º notº having receivedºº theº promises,º butº having seenºº themº afar off,º andº were persuadedº ofºº [them], andº embracedºº [them], andº confessedºº thatº they wereºº strangersº andº pilgrimsº onº theº earth.º

 11:14 For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.

 11:14 Forº they that sayºº such thingsº declare plainlyºº thatº they seekºº a country.º

 11:15 And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

 11:15 Andº truly,º ifº they had been mindfulºº of thatº [country] fromº whenceº they came out,ºº they mightº have hadººº opportunityº to have returned.ºº

 11:16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

 11:16 Butº nowº they desireºº a betterº [country], that is,ºº an heavenly:º whereforeº Godº isºº notº ashamedººº to be calledºº theirº God:º forº he hath preparedºº for themº a city.º

 11:17 By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son];

 11:17 By faithº Abraham,º when he was tried,ºº offered upºº Isaac:º andº he that had receivedºº theº promisesº offered upºº his only begottenº [son],

 11:18 even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

 11:18 Ofº whomº it was said,ºº Thatº inº Isaacº shallºº thyº seedº be called:ºº

 11:19 accounting that God [is] able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back.

 11:19 Accountingºº thatº Godº [was] ableº to raise [him] up,ºº evenº fromº the dead;º from whenceº alsoº he receivedºº himº inº a figure.º

 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.

 11:20 By faithº Isaacº blessedºº Jacobº andº Esauº concerningº things to come.ºº

 11:21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.

 11:21 By faithº Jacob,º when he was a dying,ºº blessedºº bothº theº sonsº of Joseph;º andº worshipped,ºº [leaning] uponº theº topº of hisºº staff.º

 11:22 By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

 11:22 By faithº Joseph,º when he died,ºº made mentionºº ofº theº departingº of theº childrenº of Israel;º andº gave commandmentºº concerningº hisºº bones.º

 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

 11:23 By faithº Moses,º when he was born,ºº was hidºº three monthsº ofº hisºº parents,º becauseº they sawºº [he was] a properº child;º andº they wereºº notº afraidººº of theº king'sº commandment.º

 11:24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

 11:24 By faithº Moses,º when he was comeºº to years,ºº refusedºº to be calledºº the sonº of Pharaoh'sº daughter;º

 11:25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

 11:25 Choosingºº ratherº to suffer afflictionºº withº theº peopleº of God,º thanº to enjoy the pleasuresººº of sinº for a season;º

 11:26 accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.

 11:26 Esteemingºº theº reproachº of Christº greaterº richesº thanºº theº treasuresº inº Egypt:º forº he had respectºº untoº theº recompence of the reward.º

 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

 11:27 By faithº he forsookºº Egypt,º notº fearingºº theº wrathº of theº king:º forº he endured,ºº asº seeingºº him who is invisible.º

 11:28 By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

 11:28 Through faithº he keptºº theº passover,º andº theº sprinklingº of blood,º lestº he that destroyedºº theº firstbornº should touchºº them.º

 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.

 11:29 By faithº they passed throughºº theº Redº seaº asº byº dryº [land]: whichº theº Egyptiansº assayingº to doººº were drowned.ºº

 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.

 11:30 By faithº theº wallsº of Jerichoº fell down,ºº after they were compassedºº aboutºº sevenº days.ºº

 11:31 By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.

 11:31 By faithº theº harlotº Rahabº perishedºº notº with them that believed not,ºº when she had receivedºº theº spiesº withº peace.º

 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets:

 11:32 Andº whatº shall Iºº moreº say?ºº forº theº timeº would failºº meº to tellºº ofº Gedeon,º andº [of] Barak,º andº [of] Samson,º andº [of] Jephthae;º [of] Davidº also,ºº andºº Samuel,º andº [of] theº prophets:º

 11:33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

 11:33 Whoº throughº faithº subduedºº kingdoms,º wroughtºº righteousness,º obtainedºº promises,º stoppedºº the mouthsº of lions,º

 11:34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.

 11:34 Quenchedºº the violenceº of fire,º escapedºº the edgeº of the sword,º out ofº weaknessº were made strong,ºº waxedºº valiantº inº fight,º turned to flightºº the armiesº of the aliens.º

 11:35 Women received their dead by a resurrection: and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

 11:35 Womenº receivedºº theirºº deadº raised to life again:ºº andº othersº were tortured,ºº notº acceptingºº deliverance;º thatº they might obtainºº a betterº resurrection:º

 11:36 and others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

 11:36 Andº othersº hadºº trialº of [cruel] mockingsº andº scourgings,º yea,º moreoverº of bondsº andº imprisonment:º

 11:37 they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

 11:37 They were stoned,ºº they were sawn asunder,ºº were tempted,ºº were slainºº withº theº sword:ºº they wandered aboutºº inº sheepskinsº andºº goatskins;ººº being destitute,ºº afflicted,ºº tormented;ºº

 11:38 (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

 11:38 (Of whomº theº worldº wasºº notº worthy:)º theyº wanderedºº inº deserts,º andº [in] mountains,º andº [in] densº andº cavesº of theº earth.º

 11:39 And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

 11:39 Andº theseº all,º having obtained a good reportºº throughº faith,º receivedºº notº theº promise:º

 11:40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

 11:40 Godº having providedºº someºº betterº thingºº forº us,º thatººº theyºº withoutº usº shouldºº notºº be made perfect.ºº