Hebrews 11:1-6

Common English Bible

Description of faith

11 Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see. ² The elders in the past were approved because they showed faith.

Acts of faith by God’s people

³ By faith we understand that the universe has been created by a word from God so that the visible came into existence from the invisible.

⁴ By faith Abel offered a better sacrifice to God than Cain, which showed that he was righteous, since God gave approval to him for his gift. Though he died, he’s still speaking through faith.

⁵ By faith Enoch was taken up so that he didn’t see death, and he wasn’t found because God took him up.^[a] He was given approval for having pleased God before he was taken up. ⁶ It’s impossible to please God without faith because the one who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards people who try to find him.