For we have also received the good news as they did; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being accompanied with faith in those who heard.

Wherefore leaving the account of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of a change of mind from dead works, and of faith in God,

that you be not stupid, but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

let us approach with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, sprinkled in heart from an evil conscience, and washed in body with pure water,

let us hold firmly the profession of the faith, without declining; for he is faithful that promised;

but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he draws back my soul takes no pleasure in him.

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.

But faith is a confidence in respect to things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

We know by faith that the worlds were made by the word of God, that the seen was not made from the apparent.

By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, through which he was declared to be righteous, God testifying to his gifts, and through the same, having died, he speaks still.

By faith Enoch was translated without seeing death, and was not found because God translated him. For before the translation he was said to have pleased God;

but without faith it is impossible to please; for he that comes to God, must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those that seek him.

By faith Noah having been divinely instructed concerning things not yet seen, fearing built the ark for the salvation of his house, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness by faith.

By faith Abraham being called obeyed and went out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out not knowing where he was going.

By faith he resided temporarily in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise;

By faith also Sarah herself received power to become a mother, even beyond the usual age, because she regarded him faithful that promised.

All these died in faith not having received the promises, but having seen and saluted them from a distance, and having professed that they were foreigners and strangers on the earth.

By faith Abraham when tried offered Isaac, and he that received the promises offered his only son,

By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in respect to things to come.

By faith Jacob dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshipped leaning on the top of his staff.

By faith Joseph at the close of life made mention of the exodus of the children of Israel and gave charge concerning his bones.

By faith Moses when he was born was hid three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they feared not the command of the king.

By faith Moses when he became a man refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,

By faith he left Egypt, not having feared the displeasure of the king; for he endured as seeing him that is invisible.

By faith he observed the passover and the pouring out of blood, that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them.

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians attempting were swallowed up.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down when they had been surrounded seven days.

By faith Rahab the harlot escaped destruction with the disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

who by faith subdued kingdoms, performed righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

And none of these who became martyrs through faith received the promise,

looking to the chief guide and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy set before him despised the shame and endured the cross, and sat down on the right hand of God.

Remember your guides who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the end of their life follow the faith.