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| Hebrews 11:1 | Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. | Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true. | Now faith is [the] substantiating of things hoped for, [the] conviction of things not seen. |
| Hebrews 11:2 | For by this, the elders obtained testimony. | For by it our fathers had God's approval. | For in [the power of] this the elders have obtained testimony. |
| Hebrews 11:3 | By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible. | By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be. | By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by [the] word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear. |
| Hebrews 11:4 | By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks. | 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 Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony of being righteous, God bearing testimony to his gifts, and by it, having died, he yet speaks. |
| Hebrews 11:5 | By faith, Enoch was translated, so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God. | 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 Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him; for before [his] translation he has the testimony that he had pleased God. |
| Hebrews 11:6 | Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. | And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him. | But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]. For he that draws near to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them who seek him out. |
| Hebrews 11:7 | By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. | 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. | By faith, Noah, oracularly warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which [is] according to faith. |
| Hebrews 11:8 | By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went. | 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 Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going. |
| Hebrews 11:9 | By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. | By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage: | By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with [him] of the same promise; |
| Hebrews 11:10 | For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. | For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God. | for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is [the] artificer and constructor. |
| Hebrews 11:11 | By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised. | And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word; | By faith also Sarah herself received strength for [the] conception of seed, and [that] beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised. |
| Hebrews 11:12 | Therefore they were fathered by one, and him as good as dead, as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore. | So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered. | Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which [is] by the sea shore. |
| Hebrews 11:13 | These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. | 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. | All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth. |
| Hebrews 11:14 | For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking after a country of their own. | For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves. | For they who say such things shew clearly that they seek [their] country. |
| Hebrews 11:15 | If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return. | And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back. | And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned; |
| Hebrews 11:16 | But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. | But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them. | but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; 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, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son; | By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body, | By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son], |
| Hebrews 11:18 | even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your seed be called;" | Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name: | as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called: |
| Hebrews 11:19 | accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead. | Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death. | counting that God [was] able to raise [him] even from among [the] dead, whence also he received him in a figure. |
| Hebrews 11:20 | By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. | By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come. | By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. |
| Hebrews 11:21 | By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning on the top of his staff. | 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 Jacob [when] dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff. |
| Hebrews 11:22 | By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones. | 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 Joseph [when] dying called to mind the going forth of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones. |
| Hebrews 11:23 | By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. | By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders. | By faith Moses, being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful; and they did not fear the injunction of the king. |
| Hebrews 11:24 | By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, | By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter; | By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter; |
| Hebrews 11:25 | choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time; | Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin; | choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have [the] temporary pleasure of sin; |
| Hebrews 11:26 | accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward. | Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward. | esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense. |
| Hebrews 11:27 | By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. | By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen. | By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as seeing him who is invisible. |
| Hebrews 11:28 | By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. | By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death. | By faith he celebrated the passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. |
| Hebrews 11:29 | By faith, they passed through the Red sea as by dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up. | By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same. | By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up. |
| Hebrews 11:30 | By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days. | By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days. | By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days. |
| Hebrews 11:31 | By faith, Rahab, the prostitute, didn't perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace. | 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. | By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace. |
| Hebrews 11:32 | What will I more say? For the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets; | What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets: | And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, and David and Samuel, and of the prophets: |
| Hebrews 11:33 | who, through faith, subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, | Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut, | who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths, |
| Hebrews 11:34 | quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and turned to flight armies of aliens. | Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations. | quenched [the] power of fire, escaped [the] edge of the sword, became strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, made [the] armies of strangers give way. |
| Hebrews 11:35 | Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. | Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come; | Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection; |
| Hebrews 11:36 | Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment. | And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons: | and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment. |
| Hebrews 11:37 | They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated | They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked, | They were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, died by the death of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, evil treated, |
| Hebrews 11:38 | (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth. | Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough. | (of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth. |
| Hebrews 11:39 | These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn't receive the promise, | And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith, | And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise, |
| Hebrews 11:40 | God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect. | Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us. | God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us. |
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