III.
The unique way of faith
11:1-40
A.
The definition of faith
v.1
Heb. 11
:1
11:1
Now 1afaith is the
2substantiation of things
3bhoped for, the
4conviction of things
5cnot seen.
B.
The witnesses of faith
vv. 2-40
Heb. 11
:2
11:2
For in this the elders have obtained a good
atestimony.
Heb. 11
:3
11:3
1By faith we understand that the
2auniverse has been framed by the
3bword of God, so that what is seen has not come into
cbeing out of things which appear.
Heb. 11
:4
11:4
By faith
aAbel offered to God a
1more excellent sacrifice than
bCain, through which he obtained the
ctestimony that he was righteous, God
dtestifying to his gifts; and through
2faith, though he has died, he still
espeaks.
Heb. 11
:5
11:5
By faith
aEnoch was translated so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For before his translation he obtained the
btestimony that he had been well pleasing to God.
Heb. 11
:6
11:6
But without faith it is impossible to
1be well pleasing
to Him, for he who
acomes forward to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who
2bdiligently seek Him.
Heb. 11
:7
11:7
By faith
aNoah, having been divinely instructed concerning things not yet seen
and being moved by pious fear,
bprepared an ark for the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became
cheir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
Heb. 11
:8
11:8
By faith
aAbraham, being called, obeyed to
bgo out unto a place which he was to
creceive as an inheritance; and he went out,
1not knowing where he was going.
Heb. 11
:9
11:9
By faith he dwelt as a foreigner in the
aland of promise as in a foreign
land, making his home in
btents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow
cheirs of the same promise;
Heb. 11
:10
11:10
For he eagerly waited for the
1acity which has the
bfoundations, whose Architect and Builder is
cGod.
Heb. 11
:11
11:11
By faith also
aSarah herself received power to conceive seed, even beyond the season of age, since she considered Him
bfaithful who promised.
Heb. 11
:12
11:12
Therefore also there were born of one, and that of him who had become
adead,
as many as even the
1bstars of heaven in multitude and as the
1csand by the
2seashore innumerable.
Heb. 11
:13
11:13
All athese died
1in faith,
bnot receiving the promises but
cseeing them from afar and joyfully greeting
them and confessing that they were
dstrangers and
2sojourners on the earth.
Heb. 11
:14
11:14
For those who say such things make it manifest that they seek after a
acountry of their own.
Heb. 11
:15
11:15
And if indeed they continued to remember that
country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return;
Heb. 11
:16
11:16
But as it is, they long after a better
acountry, that is, a
bheavenly one. Therefore God is
cnot ashamed of them, to be called
dtheir God, for He has prepared a
ecity for them.
Heb. 11
:17
11:17
By faith Abraham, being tested,
aoffered up Isaac; indeed he who gladly received the
bpromises was offering up his only begotten,
Heb. 11
:18
11:18
Of whom it was said,
a"In Isaac shall your seed be called'';
Heb. 11
:19
11:19
Counting that God was
aable to
braise men even from the dead, from which he also received him back in
1figure.
Heb. 11
:20
11:20
By faith
aIsaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
Heb. 11
:21
11:21
By faith
aJacob, while he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and
bworshipped God, while 1leaning on the top of his staff.
Heb. 11
:22
11:22
By faith
aJoseph, nearing his end, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel and
bgave orders concerning his bones.
Heb. 11
:23
11:23
By faith
aMoses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents because they saw that the child was
blovely, and they did not fear the
cking's decree.
Heb. 11
:24
11:24
By faith Moses, when he had
agrown up, refused to be called the
bson of Pharaoh's daughter,
Heb. 11
:25
11:25
Choosing rather to be
aill treated with the people of God than to have the
1temporary 2enjoyment of sin,
Heb. 11
:26
11:26
1aConsidering the
2breproach of the Christ greater riches than the
ctreasures of Egypt; for he
dlooked away to the
3ereward.
Heb. 11
:27
11:27
By faith he
aleft Egypt, not fearing the
bwrath of the king, for he
1persevered as one
cseeing the
dunseen One.
Heb. 11
:28
11:28
By faith he instituted the
aPassover and the pouring out of the blood so that the
bone destroying the firstborn would not touch them.
Heb. 11
:29
11:29
By faith they
apassed through the Red Sea as through dry land, in which the Egyptians, while making the attempt, were swallowed up.
Heb. 11
:30
11:30
1By faith the
awalls of Jericho fell, having been
bencircled for a period of seven days.
Heb. 11
:31
11:31
By faith
aRahab the harlot did not perish with those who were disobedient, since she had
breceived the spies with peace.
Heb. 11
:32
11:32
And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of
aGideon,
bBarak,
cSamson,
dJephthah, of
eDavid and
fSamuel and the prophets,
Heb. 11
:33
11:33
Who through faith
aovercame kingdoms,
bworked righteousness,
cobtained promises,
dstopped the mouths of lions,
Heb. 11
:34
11:34
aQuenched the power of fire,
bescaped the edge of the sword, were made strong in weakness, became
cmighty in war, routed the armies of foreigners.
Heb. 11
:35
11:35
Women areceived their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured
to death, not accepting
1deliverance, in order that they might obtain a
2bbetter resurrection.
Heb. 11
:36
11:36
And still others underwent the trial of
amockings and scourgings, even, moreover, of bonds and
bimprisonment.
Heb. 11
:37
11:37
They were
astoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they died by the
bmurder of the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted,
cill treated
Heb. 11
:38
11:38
(Of
1whom the world was not worthy), wandering over
adeserts and
bmountains and
in ccaves and holes of the earth.
Heb. 11
:39
11:39
And these all, having obtained a good
atestimony through their faith, did
bnot obtain the promise,
Heb. 11
:40
11:40
Because God has
1provided something
2abetter for us, so that
3apart from us they would not be made perfect.
