1Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see.
2It was their faith that made our ancestors pleasing to God.
3Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.
4Because Abel had faith, he offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God was pleased with him and his gift, and even though Abel is now dead, his faith still speaks for him.
5Enoch had faith and did not die. He pleased God, and God took him up to heaven. That's why his body was never found.
8Abraham had faith and obeyed God. He was told to go to the land that God had said would be his, and he left for a country he had never seen.
13Every one of those people died. But they still had faith, even though they had not received what they had been promised. They were glad just to see these things from far away, and they agreed that they were only strangers and foreigners on this earth. would continue his family. But when Abraham was tested, he had faith and was willing to sacrifice Isaac,
23Because Moses' parents had faith, they kept him hidden until he was three months old. They saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's orders. grandson. and he looked forward to his reward.
27Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger.
28His faith also made him celebrate Passover. He sprinkled the blood of animals on the doorposts, so that the firstborn sons of the people of Israel would not be killed by the destroying angel.
29Because of their faith, the people walked through the Red Sea on dry land. But when the Egyptians tried to do it, they were drowned.
30God's people had faith, and when they had walked around the city of Jericho for seven days, its walls fell down.
31Rahab had been a prostitute, but she had faith and welcomed the spies. So she wasn't killed with the people who disobeyed.
32What else can I say? There isn't enough time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.
35Some women received their loved ones back from death. Many of these people were tortured, but they refused to be released. They were sure that they would get a better reward when the dead are raised to life. or killed with swords. Some had nothing but sheep skins or goat skins to wear. They were poor, ill-treated, and tortured.2 Ch 24.21.
38The world did not deserve these good people, who had to wander in deserts and on mountains and had to live in caves and holes in the ground.
39All of them pleased God because of their faith! But still they died without being given what had been promised.
40This was because God had something better in store for us. And he did not want them to reach the goal of their faith without us.
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