'Now2faith3is1the assurance5of things hoped for,4the conviction7of things6not8seen.9 For3by1it2the5people of old6received their commendation.4 By faith1we understand2thatthe4universe5was created3by the word6of God,7so that89what is seen1314was15not10made15out of11thingsthat are visible.12 By faith1Abel4offered7to God9a more acceptable2sacrifice3than5Cain,6through10which11he was commended12as13righteous,14God21commending15himby [accepting]16his19gifts.18And22through23his[faith],24thoughhe died,25he27still26speaks.27 By faith1Enoch2was taken up3so that4he shouldnot5see6death,7and8he was10not9found,10because11God15had taken12him.13[Now]17before16he wastaken19he was commended20ashaving pleased21God.23 And2without1faith3it isimpossible4to please5him,for7whoever would draw near910to God12must8believe6that13he exists14and15thathe rewards1920those16who seek17him.18 By faith1Noah,3being warned by God2concerning4events5as yet unseen,67in reverent fear8constructed9an ark10for11the saving12of14his15household.14By16this17he condemned18the19world20and21became26an heir27of the22righteousness25that comesby23faith.24 By faith1Abraham3obeyed4when he was called2to go out5to6a place7that8he was to9receive10as11an inheritance.12And13he went out,14not15knowing16where17he was going.18 By faith1he went to live2in3the land4of promise,6as7in a foreign land,8living11in9tents10with12Isaac13and14Jacob,15heirs with17himof the20same21promise.19 For2he was looking forward1to the3city7that has6foundations,5whose8designer9and10builder11isGod.13 By faith1Sarah4herself3received10power6to7conceive,8even11when she waspast12the age,1314since15she considered17him18faithful16who had promised.19 Therefore1from3one [man],4and6him7as good as dead,8were born descendants5as9many15asthe10stars11of heaven13and16as17many asthe26innumerable27grains ofsand19by21the22seashore.2325 These4all5died3in1faith,2not6having received7the8things promised,9but10having seen13them12and14greeted15themfrom afar,11and16having acknowledged17that18they were22strangers19and20exiles21on23the24earth.25 For2people1who speak4thus3make it clear5that6they are seeking8a homeland.7 If2they had been thinking5of that [land]4from6which7they had gone out,8they9would10have had9opportunity11to return.12 But2as1it is,they desire4a better country,3that5is,6a heavenly [one].7Therefore8God13is10not9ashamed10to be called15their16God,14for18he has prepared17for them19a city.20 By faith1Abraham,3when he was tested,6offered up2Isaac,5and7he11who had received14the12promises13was [in the act of] offering up10hisonly son,89 of1whom2it was said,3Through5Isaac6shall7your8offspring9be named.7 He considered1that2God9wasable7even3to raise [him]6from4the dead,5from which,10figuratively speaking,1314he did receive15him11back.15 By faith1Isaac6[invoked]3future4blessings on5Jacob8and9Esau.11 By faith1Jacob,2when dying,3blessed8each4of the5sons of6Joseph,7bowing in worship10over11the12head13of15his16staff.15 By faith1Joseph,2at the end of his life,3made mention10of4the5exodus6of the7Israelites89and11gave directions16concerning12his15bones.14 By faith1Moses,2when he was born,3was hidden4for three months5by6his9parents,8because10they saw11thatthe13child14wasbeautiful,12and15they were17not16afraid of17the18king’s21edict.19 By faith1Moses,2when he was grown up,34refused5to be called6the son7of8Pharaoh’s9daughter,8 choosing2rather1to be mistreated with3the4people5of God7than8to enjoy10thefleeting9pleasures12of sin.11 He considered3the7reproach8of Christ10greater1wealth2than1the4treasures6of Egypt,5for12he was looking11to13the14reward.15 By faith1he left2Egypt,3not4being afraid of5the6anger7of the8king,9for11he endured15as13seeing14him10who isinvisible.12 By faith1he kept2the3Passover4and5sprinkled7the8blood,9so that10the12Destroyer13of the14firstborn15might16not11touch16them.17 By faith1the people crossed2the3Red4Sea5as6on7dry8land,9butthe13Egyptians,14when they12attempted to11do12the same,10were drowned.15 By faith1the2walls3of Jericho4fell down5afterthey had been encircled6for7seven8days.9 By faith1Rahab2the3prostitute4didnot5perish with6those7who were disobedient,8becauseshe had given9a friendly1213welcome9to the10spies.11 And1what2more3shall I say?4For7time10would fail5me6to tell8of11Gideon,12Barak,13Samson,14Jephthah,15ofDavid16and18Samuel19and20the21prophets —22 who1through2faith3conquered4kingdoms,5enforced6justice,7obtained8promises,9stopped10the mouths11of lions,12 quenched1the power2of fire,3escaped4the edge5of the sword,6were made strong7out of8weakness,9became10mighty11in12war,13put15foreign16armies14to flight.15 Women2received back1their7dead6by3resurrection.4Some8were tortured,10refusing11to accept12release,14so that15they might18rise again17toa better16life. Others1suffered67mocking3and4flogging,5and9even8chains10and11imprisonment.12 They were stoned,1they were sawn in two,2they were killed6with3the sword.5They went about7in8skins12of sheep9andgoats,11destitute,13afflicted,14mistreated —15 of whom1the5world6was3not2worthy4— wandering about9in7deserts8and10mountains,11and12in dens13and14caves16of the17earth.18 And1all3these,2thoughcommended4through5theirfaith,7didnot8receive9what was promised,1011 sinceGod2had provided7something6better5for3us,4that8apart from10us11they should12not9be made perfect.12