Hebrews 10:29-11:13

English Standard Version

²⁹ How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one ^(A)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned ^(B)the blood of the covenant ^(C)by which he was sanctified, and has ^(D)outraged the Spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know him who said, ^(E)“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, ^(F)“The Lord will judge his people.” ^31 (G)It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³² But recall the former days when, after ^(H)you were enlightened, you endured ^(I)a hard struggle with sufferings, ³³ sometimes being ^(J)publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. ³⁴ For ^(K)you had compassion on those in prison, and ^(L)you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had ^(M)a better possession and an abiding one. ³⁵ Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has ^(N)a great reward. ³⁶ For ^(O)you have need of endurance, so that ^(P)when you have done the will of God you may ^(Q)receive what is promised. ³⁷ For,

³⁹ But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

By Faith

11 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of ^(U)things not seen. ² For by it the people of old received their commendation. ³ By faith we understand that the universe was created by ^(V)the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of ^(W)things that are visible.

⁴ By faith ^(X)Abel offered to God ^(Y)a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And ^(Z)through his faith, though he died, he ^(AA)still speaks. ⁵ By faith ^(AB)Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God ^(AC)must believe that he exists and ^(AD)that he rewards those who seek him. ⁷ By faith ^(AE)Noah, being warned by God concerning ^(AF)events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of ^(AG)the righteousness that comes by faith.

⁸ By faith ^(AH)Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place ^(AI)that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he went to live in ^(AJ)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, ^(AK)living in tents ^(AL)with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. ¹⁰ For he was looking forward to ^(AM)the city that has ^(AN)foundations, ^(AO)whose designer and builder is God. ¹¹ By faith ^(AP)Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered ^(AQ)him faithful who had promised. ¹² Therefore from one man, and ^(AR)him as good as dead, were born descendants ^(AS)as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

¹³ These all died in faith, ^(AT)not having received the things promised, but ^(AU)having seen them and greeted them from afar, and ^(AV)having acknowledged that they were ^(AW)strangers and exiles on the earth.