41 Bible Verses about Examples Of Faith
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By faith Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead.
By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God:
By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.
By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.
But my servant Caleb, because he had a different spirit in him, and has been true to me with all his heart, him I will take into that land into which he went, and his seed will have it for their heritage.
Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;
But I am certain that he who will take up my cause is living, and that in time to come he will take his place on the dust;
And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.
But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question.
All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.
All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.
Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.
Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;
His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, named Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:
And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:
And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus;
And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,
To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;
I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:
