⁸ You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

²⁹ Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

⁷ For we live by believing and not by seeing.

¹³ I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

²² So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.

Great Examples of Faith

11 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

¹⁸ So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.

⁶ So be truly glad.^[a] There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.

²⁷ It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

⁴ Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!