Hebrews 11:2

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For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

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  • Heb 11:4 : 4 By 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.
  • Heb 11:39 : 39 And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

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  • Heb 11:38-40
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    38(the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.

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

    40For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.

  • Heb 11:1
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    1People Commended for Their Faith Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

  • Heb 11:3-11
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    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.

  • 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 11:30-34
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    30By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days.

    31By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

    32And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets.

    33Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, gained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions,

    34quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight,

  • 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.

  • Heb 2:2
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    2For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,

  • Heb 11:26-28
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    26He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on the reward.

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

    28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

  • Heb 11:19-20
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    19and he reasoned that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense he received him back from there.

    20By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

  • Heb 11:16-17
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    16But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

    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.

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

  • Rom 4:22
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    22So indeed it was credited to Abraham as righteousness.

  • Heb 4:2
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    2For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.

  • 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.

  • Heb 6:15
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    15And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

  • Gen 15:6
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    6Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD credited it as righteousness to him.

  • Heb 6:12
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    12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

  • 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.

  • Rom 4:3
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    3For what does the scripture say?“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

  • Heb 1:1
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    1¶ Introduction: God Has Spoken Fully and Finally in His Son After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets,

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

  • Rom 2:7
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    7eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,

  • Rom 5:2
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    2through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

  • 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.

  • Rom 11:30
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    30Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience,

  • 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 6:17
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    17In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,

  • Titus 2:2
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    2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

  • Heb 4:6
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    6Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

  • Gal 3:9
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    9So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.