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.

let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and the'saviour Jesus Christ:

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I had fainted , unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

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that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

The evidence

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.

For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth?

while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

General references

And no man having drunk old wine desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.