and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --

For you not only showed sympathy with those who were imprisoned, but you even submitted with joy when your property was taken from you, being well aware that you have in your own selves a more valuable possession and one which will remain.

By faith Moses, after being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child well-formed, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

By faith, being called, Abraham obeyed - to come forth into a place he was destined to receive for an inheritance; and he came forth, not well knowing whither he was coming.

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people.

Well then, as the promise of entrance into his Rest is still left to us, let us be afraid of anyone being judged to have missed it.

for, in that himself has suffered, being tempted, he is able to help those that are being tempted.

but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

But Christ being come high priest of the good things to come, by the better and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, (that is, not of this creation,)

And the, Yet once, signifies the removal of the things being shaken--as of things that were made--so that the things not being shaken may remain.

Remember the prisoners as being in bondage together, those who are ill-treated as also yourselves being in the body.

Who, being an eradiated brightness of his glory, and an exact representation of his very being, also bearing up all things by the utterance of his power, purification of sins, having achieved, sat down on the right hand of the majesty in high places:

Else would they not, in that case, have ceased being offered, by reason of those rendering the divine service having no further conscience at all of sins, being once for all purified?

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

By [having] faith, Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. [And] because of his faith he was commended by God for being righteous, when God expressed approval of his offerings. By means of his faith, Abel still speaks [to us], even though he is dead.

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Partly being made a gazing-stock both by reproaches and afflictions; partly being partakers with them who were so used.

By faith we understand that the ages were framed by a word of God, so that the things being seen not to have come into being out of the things that appear.

By faith Noah, being warned concerning things not yet seen, being moved with fear, prepared an ark for the salvation of his family; by which he condemned the world, and became heir to the righteousness which is according to faith.

In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being:

Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever.

women recovered their children, tho' dead, by their being raised to life again: some expired under torments, refusing to be delivered; that they might obtain a better deliverance at the resurrection.

But, my dearly loved ones, even though we talk this way, we are persuaded that you will do better than that [i.e., you will not fall away from God], and will end up being saved.

For, the priesthood being changed, there takes place of necessity a change of law also.

Now these things being thus ordered, into the first tabernacle the priests enter at all times, accomplishing the services;

and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined the word being addressed to them any more:

and being perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those who obey him,

being designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;

And therefore these were fathered from one man, and [he] being as good as dead, as the stars of heaven in number and like the innumerable sand by the shore of the sea.

being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;

to whom Abraham gave also the tenth portion of all; first being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;

If then indeed he were upon earth, he would not even be a priest, there being those who offer the gifts according to the law,

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being encircled by the Israelites for seven days.

quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength after being weak, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

These people [all] continued to have faith until they died, [even though] they had not obtained [all] the things God had promised, but had [only] seen them and welcomed them from a distance. And they had confessed to being strangers and aliens on earth.

By [having] faith, he left Egypt, not being afraid of the king's anger, for he endured [all the rigors of wandering in the desert] because he could see the invisible God.

Faith saved Rahab the prostitute from being destroyed with those who disobeyed God, because she had given a friendly welcome to the scouts.