希伯來書 11
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
信心的偉人
11 信,是對所盼望的事有把握,對看不見的事有確據。 2 古人因著這信曾受到了讚許。
3 因著信,我們明白宇宙[a]是藉著神的話語形成的,從而明白那看得見的事是從看不見的事造出來的。
4 因著信,亞伯向神獻上的祭物比該隱所獻的更好,就藉著信受到了讚許成為義人,因為神讚許他的禮物。他雖然死了,但藉著信仍然說話。
5 因著信,以諾被接去而沒有經歷死亡,人也找不到他,因為神把他接去了。[b]原來他被接去以前,已經蒙神喜悅而受到讚許。 6 沒有信,就不可能蒙神喜悅,因為來到神面前的人,必須相信神存在,並且相信他報償那些尋求他的人。
7 因著信,挪亞在那還看不見的事上得了神的指示,就動了敬畏的心,建造了一隻方舟,以至於他的家人獲救。藉著信,他定了世界的罪,自己也繼承了從信而來的義。
8 因著信,亞伯拉罕蒙召的時候,就順從出發,往他將要得為繼業的地方去。他出發的時候,還不知道往哪裡去。 9 因著信,他做為外人客居在應許之地,住在帳幕裡,與同一個應許的共同繼承人以撒、雅各一樣, 10 因為他等待著那座有根基的城;那城是神所設計、所建造的。
11 同樣因著信,不能生育的撒拉,自己雖然過了年齡,還是領受了懷孕生子的能力,原來她認為向她應許的那一位[c]是信實的。 12 所以從一個如同已經死了的人,就生出了許多人,像天空的星那樣眾多,像海邊的沙那樣無法數算。
13 這些人都懷著信仰死去,沒有得到那些所應許的,卻遠遠地看見[d]並且歡迎它們,又承認自己在地上是異鄉人,是寄居的。 14 實際上,說這樣話的人,是表明他們在尋求一個家鄉。 15 如果他們真是想念自己所離開的地方,他們還有機會回去; 16 但如今,他們所嚮往的是一個更美好的,就是在天上的家鄉。因此,神被稱為「他們的神」並不以為恥;原來他已經為他們預備了一座城。
17 因著信,亞伯拉罕在受考驗的時候,獻上了以撒;這位領受了各樣應許的人,獻上了自己的獨生兒子—— 18 關於這兒子,神曾經說過:「從以撒生的,將被稱為你的後裔。」[e] 19 亞伯拉罕認為,神真的能使人從死人中復活。故此,用比喻來說,他真的從死人中得回了以撒。
20 同樣因著信,以撒指著將來的事祝福了雅各和以掃。 21 因著信,雅各臨死的時候,祝福了約瑟的每個兒子,又倚著自己的杖頭敬拜神[f]。 22 因著信,約瑟臨終的時候,提到以色列子民出埃及的事,也為自己的骸骨留下了遺言。
23 因著信,摩西出生以後,被父母藏了三個月,原來他們看見孩子俊美;他們不怕王的命令。 24 因著信,摩西長大以後,拒絕被稱為法老女兒的兒子。 25 他寧願選擇與神的子民同受虐待,也不願享受暫時的罪中之樂。 26 他把為基督受的責罵看做是比埃及的財寶更大的財富,因為他注目那將來的報償。
27 因著信,他不怕王的憤怒,離開了埃及,因為他恆心忍耐,如同看見了不可見的那一位。 28 因著信,他立[g]了逾越節和灑血的禮,免得那毀滅長子[h]的碰以色列人[i]。 29 因著信,他們走過了紅海,像走過乾地那樣;埃及人試著這樣做,就被吞滅了。
30 因著信,他們圍繞耶利哥城七天,城牆就倒塌了。 31 因著信,妓女瑞荷在平安中接納了偵察的人,沒有和那些不肯信從的人一同滅亡。
32 我還要再說什麼呢?如果我一一述說基甸、巴拉克、參孫、耶弗達、大衛、撒母耳和先知們的事,時間就不夠了。 33 他們藉著信,征服了列國,行了公義,獲得了那些應許;他們堵住了獅子的口, 34 滅了烈火的威力,逃脫了刀劍的鋒刃,從軟弱中得以剛強,在戰爭中得以強大,擊敗了外國的軍隊。 35 有些婦女得回了那些從死人中復活的親人;有些人受酷刑至死也不肯接受釋放,為要得到更美好的復活; 36 另有些人經受了戲弄、鞭打的試煉;還有些人受了捆鎖、監禁的試煉; 37 他們被石頭砸死,被鋸成兩截,[j]被刀劍殺死,披著綿羊、山羊的皮四處漂泊,遭受窮困、患難和虐待。 38 他們是這世界不配有的。他們在曠野、山嶺、岩穴、地洞中漂流無定。
39 這些人雖然都藉著信受到了讚許,還是沒有領受到所應許的, 40 因為神為我們預備了更美好的事,使他們沒有我們,就不能得以完全。
Footnotes
- 希伯來書 11:3 宇宙——或譯作「各世代」。
- 希伯來書 11:5 《創世記》5:24。
- 希伯來書 11:11 因著信,不能生育的撒拉……原來她認為向她應許的那一位——或譯作「因著信,亞伯拉罕雖然過了年歲——撒拉又不能生育——但是仍然得著了生育的能力,原來亞伯拉罕認為向他應許的那一位」。
- 希伯來書 11:13 有古抄本附「深信它們」。
- 希伯來書 11:18 《創世記》21:12。
- 希伯來書 11:21 《創世記》47:31。
- 希伯來書 11:28 立——或譯作「守」。
- 希伯來書 11:28 長子——原文直譯「首生者」。
- 希伯來書 11:28 以色列人——原文直譯「他們」。
- 希伯來書 11:37 有古抄本附「受到考驗,」。
Ebrei 11
La Nuova Diodati
11 Or la fede è certezza di cose che si sperano, dimostrazione di cose che non si vedono;
2 infatti per mezzo di essa gli antichi ricevettero testimonianza.
3 Per fede intendiamo che l'universo è stato formato per mezzo della parola di Dio, sí che le cose che si vedono non vennero all'esistenza da cose apparenti.
4 Per fede Abele offrí a Dio un sacrificio piú eccellente di quello di Caino; per essa egli ricevette la testimonianza che era giusto, quando Dio attestò di gradire le sue offerte; e per mezzo di essa benché morto, egli parla ancora.
5 Per fede Enok fu trasferito in cielo perché non vedesse la morte, e non fu piú trovato perché Dio lo aveva trasferito; prima infatti di essere portato via, egli ricevette la testimonianza che era piaciuto a Dio.
6 Ora senza fede è impossibile piacergli, perché chi si accosta a Dio deve credere che egli è, e che egli è il rimuneratore di quelli che lo cercano.
7 Per fede Noè, avvertito divinamente di cose che ancora non si vedevano e mosso da santo timore, preparò per la salvezza della sua famiglia l'arca, mediante la quale condannò il mondo e divenne erede della giustizia che si ottiene mediante la fede.
8 Per fede Abrahamo, quando fu chiamato, ubbidí per andarsene verso il luogo che doveva ricevere in eredità; e partí non sapendo dove andava.
9 Per fede Abrahamo dimorò nella terra promessa, come in paese straniero, abitando in tende con Isacco e Giacobbe, eredi con lui della stessa promessa,
10 perché aspettava la città che ha i fondamenti, il cui architetto e costruttore è Dio.
11 Per fede anche Sara stessa, benché avesse oltrepassato l'età, ricevette forza per concepire il seme e partorì perché ritenne fedele colui che aveva fatto la promessa.
12 Perciò da un sol uomo, e questi come fosse morto, sono nati discendenti numerosi come le stelle del cielo e come la sabbia lungo la riva del mare, che non si può contare.
13 Tutti costoro sono morti nella fede, senza aver ricevuto le cose promesse ma, vedutele da lontano, essi ne furono persuasi e le accolsero con gioia, confessando di essere forestieri e pellegrini sulla terra.
14 Coloro infatti che dicono tali cose dimostrano che cercano una patria.
15 E se avessero veramente avuto in mente quella da cui erano usciti, avrebbero avuto il tempo per ritornarvi.
16 Ma ora ne desiderano una migliore, cioè quella celeste; perciò Dio non si vergogna di essere chiamato il loro Dio, perché ha preparato loro una città.
17 Per fede Abrahamo, messo alla prova, offrí Isacco e colui che aveva ricevuto le promesse offrí il suo unigenito
18 anche se Dio gli aveva detto «In Isacco avrai una discendenza che porterà il tuo nome»,
19 perché Abrahamo riteneva che Dio era potente da risuscitarlo anche dai morti; per cui lo riebbe come per una specie di risurrezione.
20 Per fede Isacco benedisse Giacobbe ed Esaù, riguardo a cose future.
21 Per fede Giacobbe, morente, benedisse ciascuno dei figli di Giuseppe e adorò, appoggiato alla sommità del suo bastone.
22 Per fede Giuseppe, quando stava per morire, fece menzione dell'esodo dei figli d'Israele e diede ordini riguardo alle sue ossa.
23 Per fede Mosé, quando nacque, fu nascosto per tre mesi dai suoi genitori, perché essi videro che il bambino era bello e non temettero l'ordine del re.
24 Per fede Mosé, divenuto adulto, rifiutò di essere chiamato figlio della figlia del Faraone
25 scegliendo piuttosto di essere maltrattato col popolo di Dio che di godere per breve tempo i piaceri del peccato,
26 stimando il vituperio di Cristo ricchezza maggiore dei tesori di Egitto, perché aveva lo sguardo rivolto alla ricompensa.
27 Per fede lasciò l'Egitto senza temere l'ira del re, perché rimase fermo come se vedesse colui che è invisibile.
28 Per fede celebrò la Pasqua e fece l'aspersione del sangue, affinché colui che distruggeva i primogeniti non toccasse quelli d'Israele.
29 Per fede passarono il Mar Rosso come se attraversassero una terra asciutta, quando invece gli Egiziani tentarono di fare ciò, furono inghiottiti.
30 Per fede caddero le mura di Gerico, dopo che vi avevano girato attorno per sette giorni.
31 Per fede Rahab, la prostituta, non perí con gli increduli, perché aveva accolto in pace le spie.
32 E che dirò di piú? Infatti mi mancherebbe il tempo se volessi raccontare di Gedeone, di Barak, di Sansone, di Iefte, di Davide, di Samuele e dei profeti,
33 i quali per fede vinsero regni, praticarono la giustizia, conseguirono le promesse, turarono le gole dei leoni,
34 spensero la forza del fuoco, scamparono al taglio della spada, trassero forza dalla debolezza, divennero forti in guerra, misero in fuga gli eserciti stranieri.
35 Le donne riebbero per risurrezione i loro morti altri invece furono distesi sulla ruota e martoriati, non accettando la liberazione, per ottenere una migliore risurrezione.
36 Altri ancora subirono scherni e flagelli, e anche catene e prigionia.
37 Furono lapidati, segati, tentati, morirono uccisi di spada, andarono in giro coperti di pelli di pecora e di capra, bisognosi, afflitti, maltrattati
38 (il mondo non era degno di loro), erranti per deserti e monti, in spelonche e grotte della terra.
39 Eppure tutti costoro, pur avendo avuto buona testimonianza mediante la fede, non ottennero la promessa,
40 perché Dio aveva provveduto per noi qualcosa di meglio, affinché essi non giungessero alla perfezione senza di noi.
Hebrews 11
King James Version
11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
Hebrews 11
New International Version
Faith in Action
11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for(A) and assurance about what we do not see.(B) 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.(C)
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,(D) so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(E) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(F) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(G)
5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](H) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(I) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(J) in holy fear built an ark(K) to save his family.(L) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(M)
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,(N) obeyed and went,(O) even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land(P) like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents,(Q) as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.(R) 10 For he was looking forward to the city(S) with foundations,(T) whose architect and builder is God.(U) 11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age,(V) was enabled to bear children(W) because she[b] considered him faithful(X) who had made the promise. 12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead,(Y) came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.(Z)
13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised;(AA) they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance,(AB) admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.(AC) 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.(AD) 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.(AE) Therefore God is not ashamed(AF) to be called their God,(AG) for he has prepared a city(AH) for them.
17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice.(AI) He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[c](AJ) 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead,(AK) and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.(AL)
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons,(AM) and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.(AN)
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born,(AO) because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.(AP)
24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.(AQ) 25 He chose to be mistreated(AR) along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace(AS) for the sake of Christ(AT) as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.(AU) 27 By faith he left Egypt,(AV) not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer(AW) of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.(AX)
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.(AY)
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.(AZ)
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.[d](BA)
32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon,(BB) Barak,(BC) Samson(BD) and Jephthah,(BE) about David(BF) and Samuel(BG) and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms,(BH) administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,(BI) 34 quenched the fury of the flames,(BJ) and escaped the edge of the sword;(BK) whose weakness was turned to strength;(BL) and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.(BM) 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again.(BN) There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging,(BO) and even chains and imprisonment.(BP) 37 They were put to death by stoning;[e](BQ) they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword.(BR) They went about in sheepskins and goatskins,(BS) destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves(BT) and in holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended(BU) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,(BV) 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us(BW) would they be made perfect.(BX)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24
- Hebrews 11:11 Or By faith Abraham, even though he was too old to have children—and Sarah herself was not able to conceive—was enabled to become a father because he
- Hebrews 11:18 Gen. 21:12
- Hebrews 11:31 Or unbelieving
- Hebrews 11:37 Some early manuscripts stoning; they were put to the test;
Hebrews 11
New King James Version
By Faith We Understand
11 Now faith is the [a]substance of things hoped for, the [b]evidence (A)of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
3 By faith we understand that (B)the [c]worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Faith at the Dawn of History(C)
4 By faith (D)Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still (E)speaks.
5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, (F)“and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
7 By faith (G)Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, (H)prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of (I)the righteousness which is according to faith.
Faithful Abraham(J)
8 By faith (K)Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, (L)dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, (M)the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for (N)the city which has foundations, (O)whose builder and maker is God.
11 By faith (P)Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and (Q)she[d] bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him (R)faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as (S)dead, were born as many as the (T)stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
The Heavenly Hope
13 These all died in faith, (U)not having received the (V)promises, but (W)having seen them afar off [e]were assured of them, embraced them and (X)confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things (Y)declare plainly that they seek a homeland. 15 And truly if they had called to mind (Z)that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed (AA)to be called their God, for He has (AB)prepared a city for them.
The Faith of the Patriarchs(AC)
17 By faith Abraham, (AD)when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 [f]of whom it was said, (AE)“In Isaac your seed shall be called,” 19 concluding that God (AF)was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
20 By faith (AG)Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, (AH)blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
22 By faith (AI)Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
The Faith of Moses(AJ)
23 By faith (AK)Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s (AL)command.
24 By faith (AM)Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the [g]passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming (AN)the [h]reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures [i]in Egypt; for he looked to the (AO)reward.
27 By faith (AP)he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 By faith (AQ)he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 By faith (AR)they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.
By Faith They Overcame
30 By faith (AS)the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. 31 By faith (AT)the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who [j]did not believe, when (AU)she had received the spies with peace.
32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of (AV)Gideon and (AW)Barak and (AX)Samson and (AY)Jephthah, also of (AZ)David and (BA)Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, (BB)stopped the mouths of lions, 34 (BC)quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 (BD)Women received their dead raised to life again.
Others were (BE)tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and (BF)of chains and imprisonment. 37 (BG)They were stoned, they were sawn in two, [k]were tempted, were slain with the sword. (BH)They wandered about (BI)in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, (BJ)in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And all these, (BK)having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be (BL)made perfect apart from us.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 11:1 realization
- Hebrews 11:1 Or confidence
- Hebrews 11:3 Or ages, Gr. aiones, aeons
- Hebrews 11:11 NU omits she bore a child
- Hebrews 11:13 NU, M omit were assured of them
- Hebrews 11:18 to
- Hebrews 11:25 temporary
- Hebrews 11:26 reviling because of
- Hebrews 11:26 NU, M of
- Hebrews 11:31 were disobedient
- Hebrews 11:37 NU omits were tempted
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