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And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.

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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(A) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(B) in holy fear built an ark(C) to save his family.(D) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(E)

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,(F) obeyed and went,(G) even though he did not know where he was going.

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