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Themes in Hebrews 11
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Themes in Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11:1

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

Hebrews 11:2

For by it the ancients obtained a good repute.

Hebrews 11:3

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

Hebrews 11:4

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.

Hebrews 11:5

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;

Hebrews 11:6

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.

Hebrews 11:7

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.

Hebrews 11:8

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.

Hebrews 11:9

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;

Hebrews 11:10

for he looked for the city which has foundations [fixed abodes] whose designer and builder is God.

Hebrews 11:11

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

Hebrews 11:12

Wherefore also there were born of one, and those of one dead, [a posterity] like the stars of heaven for multitude, and like the sands on the sea-shore innumerable.

Hebrews 11:13

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.

Hebrews 11:14

For those who say such things show that they seek a native country.

Hebrews 11:15

And if they had remembered that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return;

Hebrews 11:16

but now they seek a better, that is a heavenly [country]. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city.

Hebrews 11:17

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

Hebrews 11:18

of whom it was said, In Isaac shall your posterity be called,

Hebrews 11:19

judging that God was able to raise even from the dead; whence also in a figure he received him.

Hebrews 11:20

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

Hebrews 11:21

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

Hebrews 11:22

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

Hebrews 11:23

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.

Hebrews 11:24

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

Hebrews 11:25

choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have an enjoyment of sin for a time,

Hebrews 11:26

judging the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had respect to the reward.

Hebrews 11:27

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

Hebrews 11:28

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

Hebrews 11:29

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

Hebrews 11:30

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

Hebrews 11:31

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

Hebrews 11:32

And why should I say more? For time would fail me to relate of Gideon and Barak, and Sampson and Jepthah, and David and Samuel and the prophets,

Hebrews 11:33

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

Hebrews 11:34

extinguished the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put to flight encampments of foreigners;

Hebrews 11:35

women received their dead from a resurrection, others were tortured having not accepted redemption, that they might obtain a better resurrection;

Hebrews 11:36

and others had trial of mockings and scourges, and besides of bonds and imprisonment;

Hebrews 11:37

they were stoned, they were cut to pieces with saws, they were tried, they died with the death of the sword, they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,

Hebrews 11:38

of whom the world was not worthy, wandering in deserts and mountains, and in caves and openings of the earth.

Hebrews 11:39

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

Hebrews 11:40

God having provided something better for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
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