For "yet a little while, and He who shall come will come and will not delay."

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

By faith Enoch was translated so as not to see death, and he was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

By faith Noah, having been warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out into a place which he was afterward going to receive for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he went.

For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

For they who say such things declare plainly that they seek a fatherland.

But now they stretch forth to a better fatherland, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Having become great, Moses by faith refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,

esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king, for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah; also David, and Samuel and the prophets,

quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the strangers.

for God had provided some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.

looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right of the throne of God.

For consider Him who endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest you be weary and faint in your minds.

for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and He scourges every son whom He receives."

If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons, for what son is he whom the father does not chasten?

For truly they chastened us for a few days according to their own pleasure, but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness.

Now chastening for the present does not seem to be joyous, but grievous. Nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who are exercised by it.

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed.

(lest there be any fornicator, or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.

For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he did not find any place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears).

For you have not come to the mountain that might be touched and that burned with fire, nor to blackness and darkness and tempest,

for they could not endure the thing commanded, "And if so much as a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned or thrust through with a dart,"

and so fearful was the sight that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake).

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape, those who refused him that spoke on earth, much more we shall not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from Heaven,

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear,

for also, "Our God is a consuming fire."

Do not be forgetful of hospitality, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"

so that we may boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me."

Do not be carried about with different and strange doctrines, for it is good for the heart to be established with grace, not with foods, in which those who have walked in them were not helped.

For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the Holy of Holies by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.

For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

And I beseech you, brothers, allow the word of exhortation. For I have written a letter to you in few words.

But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

For do not let that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;

For the sun rose with the hot wind and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich one will fade away in his ways.

Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evils, and He tempts no one.

Of His own will He brought us forth with the Word of truth, for us to be a certain firstfruit of His creatures.

For the wrath of man does not work out the righteousness of God.

For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man studying his natural face in a mirror.

For he studied himself and went his way, and immediately he forgot what he was like.

For if there comes a gold-fingered man in fancy clothing into your assembly, and if there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothing,

For whoever shall keep the whole Law and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." But if you do not commit adultery, yet if you murder, you have become a transgressor of the Law.

For he who has shown no mercy shall have judgment without mercy, and mercy exults over judgment.

And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness, and he was called the friend of God."

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

For in many things we all offend. If anyone does not offend in word, the same is a full-grown man, able also to bridle the whole body.

Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold how little a fire kindles how large a forest!

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell.

For every kind of animals, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of sea-animals, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.

For where envying and strife are, there is confusion and every foul deed.

who do not know of the morrow. For what is your life? For it is a vapor, which appears for a little time, and then disappears.

Come now, rich ones, weep and howl for your hardships coming on.

Your gold and silver have corroded, and their poison will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as fire. You heaped treasure in the last days.

Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and the latter rain.

You also be patient, establish your hearts, for the coming of your Lord draws near.

My brothers, take the prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering ill, and of patience.

Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much.

Elijah was a man of like passion as we are. And he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for the time of three years and six months.

to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in Heaven for you

so that the trial of your faith (being much more precious than that of gold that perishes, but being proven through fire) might be found to praise and honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

About which salvation the prophets sought out and searched out, prophesying concerning the grace for you;

searching for what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ made clear within them, testifying beforehand of the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow.

Therefore girding up the loins of your mind, being sober, perfectly hope for the grace being brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."

And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to the work of each one, pass the time of your earthly residence in fear,

indeed having been foreknown before the foundation of the world, but revealed in the last times for you,

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of men as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls out,

For having been drawn to Him, a living Stone, indeed rejected by men, but elect, precious with God;

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

or to governors as sent by Him for vengeance on evildoers, but for praise on well-doers.

For such is the will of God, doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

as free, and not having freedom as a cover of evil, but as servants of God.

Honor all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to those good and forbearing, but also to the perverse ones.

For this is a grace, if for conscience toward God anyone endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

For what glory is it if you patiently endure while sinning and being buffeted? But if you suffer while doing good, and patiently endure, this is a grace from God.

For you were not called to this? For Christ also suffered on our behalf, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps,

For you were as sheep going astray, but now you are turned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

having witnessed your chaste behavior in the fear of God.

For so once indeed the holy women hoping in God adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands;

Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing.

For he that wants to love life and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears open to their prayers. But the Lord's face is against those who do evil.

But if you also suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. And do not fear their fear, nor be troubled,

but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready always to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason of the hope in you, with meekness and fear;

For it is better, if the will of God wills it, to suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

For Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, indeed being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;

Therefore, Christ having suffered for us in the flesh, also you arm yourselves with the same thought, that he suffering in the flesh has been made to rest from sin,