Hebrews 11:1

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People Commended for Their Faith Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

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  • 2 Cor 5:7 : 7 for we live by faith, not by sight.
  • 2 Cor 4:18 : 18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
  • Rom 8:24-25 : 24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
  • Heb 6:18-19 : 18 so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
  • Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.
  • 1 Pet 1:7-8 : 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
  • Ps 27:13 : 13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the LORD’s favor in the land of the living?
  • Ps 42:11 : 11 Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
  • 2 Cor 5:17 : 17 So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away– look, what is new has come!
  • Heb 10:22 : 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.
  • Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight– the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
  • Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
  • Heb 2:3 : 3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
  • 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.
  • 2 Cor 11:17 : 17 What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.
  • Titus 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness,
  • 2 Cor 9:4 : 4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

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  • Heb 11:2-11
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    2For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

    3By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.

    4By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.

    5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God.

    6Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

    7By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

    8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

    9By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.

    10For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

    11By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

  • 2 Cor 5:7
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    7for we live by faith, not by sight.

  • Heb 11:39
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    39And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

  • 2 Cor 4:18
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    18because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

  • Heb 11:13
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    13These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written,“The righteous by faith will live.”

  • Heb 11:27
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    27By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.

  • Rom 8:24-25
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    24For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

    25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.

  • Heb 10:23
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    23And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

  • 1 Pet 1:7-9
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    7Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

    8You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

    9because you are attaining the goal of your faith– the salvation of your souls.

  • Rom 10:17
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    17Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.

  • Gal 3:11
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    11Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.

  • Heb 11:30
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    30By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days.

  • 1 Pet 1:21
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    21Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • Gal 5:5
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    5For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.

  • Heb 11:20
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    20By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

  • Heb 6:18-19
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    18so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

    19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

  • Heb 6:11-12
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    11But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

    12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

  • 1 Cor 13:13
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    13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

  • Rom 5:4
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    4and endurance, character, and character, hope.

  • Heb 11:17
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    17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.

  • Jas 1:3
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    3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

  • Rom 4:17-18
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    17(as it is written,“I have made you the father of many nations”). He is our father in the presence of God whom he believed– the God who makes the dead alive and summons the things that do not yet exist as though they already do.

    18Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement,“so will your descendants be.”

  • Jas 2:22
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    22You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works.

  • Jas 2:17
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    17So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

  • Rom 15:13
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    13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • Gal 3:6
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    6Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,

  • Eph 3:12
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    12in whom we have boldness and confident access to God by way of Christ’s faithfulness.

  • Jas 2:26
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    26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

  • Col 1:5
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    5Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

  • Rom 4:20
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    20He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Jas 2:24
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    24You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

  • Mark 11:22
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    22Jesus said to them,“Have faith in God.

  • Rom 3:3
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    3What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?