In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;

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

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love -- these three; and the greatest of these is love.

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

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that is according to piety,

that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

Is the

I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

Hoped

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

The evidence

By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for it?

we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen are temporary, but the things not seen are age-during.

so that if any one is in Christ -- he is a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

General references

and no one having drunk old wine, doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'