Hebrews 11:2
For by it our fathers had God's approval.
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- Heb 11:4 : 4 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.
- Heb 11:39 : 39 And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,
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- Heb 11:38-403 verses80%
38 Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.
39 And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,
40 Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.
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1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.
- Heb 11:3-119 verses80%
3 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.
4 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.
5 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:
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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:
10 For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.
11 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;
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13 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.
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17 For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.
- Heb 11:30-345 verses72%
30 By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days.
31 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.
32 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:
33 Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,
34 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.
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22 You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;
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2 Because if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God's orders was given its full punishment;
- Heb 11:26-283 verses71%
26 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.
27 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.
28 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.
- Heb 11:19-202 verses71%
19 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.
20 By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.
- Heb 11:16-172 verses71%
16 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.
17 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,
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17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
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6 Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
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22 For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.
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2 And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.
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21 Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
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15 And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.
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6 And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
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12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
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20 Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,
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3 But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
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1 In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;
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24 You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.
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7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
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2 Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.
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23 Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:
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30 For as you, in time past, were not under the rule of God, but now have got mercy through their turning away,
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11 Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.
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17 So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
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2 That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.
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6 So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,
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9 So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.