Hebrews 11
Worldwide English (New Testament)
11 If people believe God, then they know they have the things they hope to get. It is the proof of things we do not see.
2 There were people long ago believed God. He said they were good because they believed him.
3 We believe in God, so that is how we know that God made the world by his word. The things we see were made out of things that cannot be seen.
4 Because Abel believed God, he made a sacrifice that pleased God more than the one Cain made. Because Abel believed God, God showed that he was good. God was pleased with his gifts. Abel died. But because he believed God, he still speaks to us through his faith.
5 Because Enoch believed God, he was taken up into heaven without dying. The people could not find him because God had taken him. Before he was taken up, the holy writings say that he pleased God.
6 If a person does not believe God, he cannot please him. Anyone who comes to God must believe that God is real. And he must believe that God will bless those who try to find him. God will reward a person, if he really tries to find God.
7 God told Noah about things that would happen. These things had never happened before. Noah believed God; he respected God. He built a big house on a boat, and so his family was saved [from the big flood]. By believing God he showed that the other people were wrong. He was put right with God because he believed.
8 God called Abraham to go away to a place which he would have as his own. Because Abraham believed God, he obeyed him. He went even though he did not know where he was to go.
9 Because he believed God, he lived like a stranger in the land God promised him. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob. They had the same promise he had.
10 Abraham was looking for a city which will last for ever. It was the city God planned and made.
11 Sarah also believed God, and she was able to have a baby even though she was too old to have children. But she trusted God to do what he had promised.
12 Abraham was too old to be a father, but a great nation was born from that one man. They are as many as the stars in the sky and as the sands on the seaside. No man can count them.
13 These people all died still believing God. They did not get the things God had promised them. But they saw them far away and were glad to see them. They said they did not belong to this world, but were only travelling in it.
14 People who say such things mean they are looking for a country which will be their own.
15 If they had wanted the country they left behind, they could have gone back to it.
16 But now they want a better country. They want a place in heaven. That is why God wants to be called their God. He has made a city ready for them.
17 Abraham believed God when he was tested. The test was to give Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham gave up his only son, even though God had made a promise to him about Isaac.
18 God had said to Abraham, `Isaac's children will be called your family.'
19 Abraham said in his heart that God could bring Isaac back to life. And so it was just as if he did get his son back.
20 Isaac believed God. He gave Jacob and Esau blessings that were to come.
21 Jacob believed God. When he was dying, he blessed Joseph's two sons. He leaned on his walking stick as he worshipped God.
22 Joseph believed God. When he died, he remembered God's promise and talked about the time the people of Israel would leave Egypt. He told them what to do with his bones when they left Egypt.
23 The father and mother of Moses believed God. When he was born, they hid him for three months because they saw that he was a very nice baby. They were not afraid of the king's orders.
24 Moses believed God. When he was grown up, he did not want to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
25 He chose to have troubles along with God's people. He thought that was better than the fun which he could have living a wrong life. The fun would last only for a short time.
26 He thought it was better to take shame, as Christ did, than to be a rich man in Egypt. He was looking for God's blessings.
27 He believed God and left Egypt. He was not afraid of the king's anger. He was strong because he saw the one who cannot be seen.
28 He believed God and obeyed his law about the Passover Feast, and put blood on the door posts. He did this so that the angel who killed the oldest sons of the Egyptians, would pass over. Then he would not kill the oldest sons in the families of the Jews.
29 The people believed God and went through the Red Sea on dry land. When the people of Egypt tried to do that, they were drowned.
30 The people believed God and walked around the walls of the city of Jericho for seven days. The walls fell down.
31 Rahab was a woman who used her body wrongly for sex to get money. But she believed in God, so she did not die with the people who did not believe in God. This was when the men came to spy out her country. She took them into her house in peace.
32 What more should I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.
33 Men believed God and were able to win over other nations. They made people do what was right. They got what God promised them. They were not eaten by lions.
34 The big, hot fire did not burn them. They got away from men who wanted to kill them with long knives or swords. They were weak, but they became strong. They became very strong to fight. They drove away the armies of their enemies.
35 Women had children who died and were raised to life again. Some people allowed themselves to be beaten to death. They would not go free because they wanted to rise again to a better life.
36 Others were laughed at and beaten very hard. They were even tied with chains and put into prison.
37 They were killed with stones. They were tested. They were cut in pieces. They were killed with swords. They walked about wearing skins of sheep and goats. They were very poor. They were treated very badly. They were punished.
38 They were really too good to be in this world. They walked about in the desert and in the mountains, and in the holes in the hills and in the holes among the rocks on the earth.
39 All of these people had good things said about them because they believed God. But they did not get what God had promised.
40 God planned something better. They will be made perfect but only with us.
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
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.
Hebreo 11
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Ang Pagtuo sa Dios
11 May pagtuo kita kon hugot ang aton pagsalig nga mabaton ta ang mga butang nga aton ginalauman, kag bisan wala pa naton makita ang mga ginpromisa sang Dios, nasiguro ta nga mabaton gid naton ini. 2 Tungod sa pagtuo sang aton mga katigulangan gindayaw sila sang Dios.
3 Tungod sa pagtuo, nahibaluan ta nga ang kalibutan ginhimo paagi sa paghambal sang Dios. Gani ang mga butang nga aton makita ginhimo halin sa indi makita.
4 Tungod sa pagtuo, naghalad si Abel sa Dios sang halad nga mas maayo sang sa kay Cain. Kag tungod sa iya pagtuo ginkabig siya sang Dios nga matarong, kay ginbaton sang Dios ang iya halad. Gani bisan patay na si Abel may ginatudlo siya gihapon sa aton paagi sa iya pagtuo.
5 Tungod sa pagtuo, wala mapatay si Enoc kundi gindala siya sang Dios didto sa pihak nga kabuhi. “Wala na siya makita diri sa duta tungod kay ginsaylo siya sang Dios.”[a] Kag nagsiling man ang Kasulatan nga ginsaylo siya didto sang Dios tungod kay nalipay ang Dios sa iya kabuhi. 6 Ang tawo nga wala sing pagtuo indi gid makahatag sing kalipay sa Dios. Tungod kay ang bisan sin-o nga nagapalapit sa Dios kinahanglan magtuo nga may Dios kag magtuo nga siya ang nagahatag sang balos sa mga tawo nga nagapangita sa iya.
7 Tungod sa pagtuo, ginpati ni Noe ang paandam sang Dios parte sa mga magakalatabo bisan wala pa niya ini makita. Gani naghimo siya sang barko agod maluwas siya kag ang iya pamilya. Kag paagi sa iya pagtuo ginhukman ang mga tawo sa kalibutan, pero siya iya ginkabig sang Dios nga matarong.
8 Tungod sa pagtuo, gintuman ni Abraham ang ginsiling sang Dios nga magkadto siya sa lugar nga ginpromisa sa iya. Ginbayaan niya ang iya lugar bisan wala siya nakahibalo kon diin gid ang lugar nga kadtuan niya. 9 Kag tungod man sa pagtuo, nag-estar si Abraham sa sadto nga duta nga ginpromisa sa iya bisan nag-estar lang siya sa mga tolda nga daw sa estranghero kaupod sang iya anak nga si Isaac kag sang iya apo nga si Jacob, nga kapareho niya nga magabaton sang promisa sang Dios. 10 Kay ang matuod, ang siyudad nga ginapaabot ni Abraham wala sing iban kundi ang siyudad nga malig-on gid, nga ginplano kag ginpatindog sang Dios mismo.
11 Tungod man sa pagtuo, nakapabata pa si Abraham bisan tigulang na gid siya kag bisan baw-as pa ang iya asawa nga si Sara, kay nagpati siya sa ginpromisa sang Dios sa iya nga makabata si Sara. 12 Gani halin kay Abraham, nga wala na gid sing paglaom nga makapabata, naghalin ang mga kaliwat nga pareho kadamo sang mga bituon sa langit kag pareho man sang balas sa baybay nga indi maisip.
13 Ini tanan nga tawo nagkalamatay nga nagatuo. Wala nila nabaton ang ginpromisa sang Dios sang buhi pa sila, pero nasiguro nila nga magaabot ang adlaw nga mabaton gid nila ang ila ginapaabot. Gin-ako nila nga sila mga estranghero lang kag indi taga-diri sa sining kalibutan. 14 Ang mga tawo nga nagahambal pareho sina nagapakilala lang nga ginapangita nila ang lugar nga puwede nila masiling nga ila gid. 15 Wala na nila pagdumduma ang lugar nga ila ginhalinan, tungod kay kon gindumdom pa nila, may kahigayunan sila sa pagbalik didto. 16 Pero ang ila ginhimo, ginpalabi gid nila ang mas maayo nga lugar, kag ini wala sing iban kundi ang siyudad nga didto mismo sa langit. Gani wala mahuya ang Dios nga tawgon nila siya nga ila Dios, kay ginpreparahan niya sila sang isa ka siyudad.
17-18 Tungod sa pagtuo, ihalad kuntani ni Abraham ang iya anak nga si Isaac sang gintilawan siya sang Dios. Handa si Abraham nga ihalad ang iya bugtong[b] nga anak bisan nagpromisa ang Dios sa iya nga, “Sa kay Isaac magahalin ang imo mga kaliwat nga akon ginpromisa.”[c] 19 Kay nagapati siya nga kon mapatay gid man si Isaac banhawon man siya sang Dios. Gani daw sa nabanhaw si Isaac halin sa kamatayon kag nakabalik kay Abraham.
20 Tungod sa pagtuo, ginbendisyunan ni Isaac ang iya mga anak nga si Jacob kag si Esau nga mangin maayo ang ila palaabuton.
21 Tungod sa pagtuo, sang mapatay na si Jacob, ginbendisyunan niya ang iya mga apo nga mga anak ni Jose. Kag nagsimba siya sa Dios samtang nagapanukod sa iya baston.
22 Tungod sa pagtuo, nagsiling si Jose sang madali na lang siya mapatay, nga ang mga Israelinhon magahalin sa Egipto, kag nagbilin siya nga dal-on nila ang iya mga tul-an kon maglakat na sila.
23 Tungod sa pagtuo, ang mga ginikanan ni Moises wala mahadlok nga maglapas sa sugo sang hari, tungod kay sang pagkakita nila nga guwapo ang ila anak gintago nila ini sa sulod sang tatlo ka bulan.
24 Kag tungod sa pagtuo, wala nagsugot si Moises sang may edad na siya nga tawgon pa siya nga anak sang prinsesa nga anak sang hari sang Egipto.[d] 25 Ginpalabi pa niya ang pag-antos upod sa mga katawhan sang Dios sang sa magpangalipay sa sala sa malip-ot lang nga tion. 26 Ginkabig niya nga mas madamo nga pagpakamaayo ang iya mabaton kon mag-antos siya sang mga kahuy-anan para kay Cristo kaysa maangkon niya ang tanan nga manggad sa Egipto. Kay nagapaabot siya nga may balos siya nga mabaton.
27 Kag tungod sa pagtuo, naghalin si Moises sa Egipto nga wala nahadlok nga maakig ang hari sa iya. Bisan mabudlay ang iya naagihan gin-antos niya ini kag wala gid siya nagbalik tungod kay daw nakita niya ang indi makita nga Dios. 28 Tungod sa iya pagtuo, gin-umpisahan niya ang pagselebrar sang ginatawag nga “Piesta sang Paglabay sang Anghel.” Ginsilingan niya ang tanan nga Israelinhon nga wisikan nila sang dugo sang karnero ang ila mga puwertahan, agod nga kon maglabay ang anghel sang Dios nga magapamatay sang mga kamagulangan, magalabay lang ini kag indi niya pag-ilakip ang ila mga kamagulangan.
29 Tungod sa pagtuo, nakatabok ang mga Israelinhon sa Mapula nga Dagat nga daw nagalakat lang sila sa mamala nga duta. Pero pagtabok sang mga taga-Egipto nga nagalagas sa ila, sila iya nagkalalumos.
30 Tungod sa pagtuo, narumpag ang pader sang Jerico sa tapos nga makamartsa ang mga Israelinhon sa palibot sini sa sulod sang isa ka semana.
31 Tungod sa pagtuo, si Rahab nga nagbaligya sang iya lawas wala mapatay kaupod sang mga taga-Jerico nga wala nagtuman sa Dios, kay ginbaton niya sa iya balay ang mga espiya nga ginsugo ni Josue.
32 Hasta na lang diri ang akon isugid sa inyo parte sa mga tawo nga nagtuo sa Dios, tungod kay kulangon kita sa tiyempo kon isugid ko pa sa inyo ang parte sa ila ni Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jefta, David, Samuel kag sa mga propeta sang una. 33 Tungod sa ila pagtuo, ginpamierde nila ang mga ginharian, nagdumala sila sing matarong, kag nabaton nila ang mga ginpromisa sang Dios sa ila. Tungod sa ila pagtuo wala sila pagtukba sang mga leon, 34 wala sila napaso sa nagadabadaba nga kalayo, kag nalikawan nila ang kamatayon sa espada. Ang iban sa ila puwerte kaluya pero ginpabaskog sila sang Dios. Nangin maisog sila sa inaway kag napierdi nila ang mga soldado sang iban nga banwa. 35 May mga babayi man nga tungod sa ila pagtuo sa Dios, ang ila mga anak nga napatay nabuhi liwat. Ang iban nga nagtuo sa Dios ginsakit hasta mapatay, tungod kay indi gid sila magbaton sang kondisyon nga kon magtalikod sila sa ila pagtuo mahilway sila. Kay nahibaluan nila nga magaabot ang adlaw nga banhawon sila sang Dios kag mabaton nila ang mas maayo pa nga kabuhi. 36 Ang iban sa ila ginyaguta kag ginhanot, kag may iban man nga ginpanggapos kag ginpangpriso. 37 Ang iban ginbato hasta mapatay, ang iban ginlagari hasta mautod, kag ang iban pa gid ginpamatay sa espada. Ang iban sa ila nagbayo na lang sang panit sang karnero kag kanding. Puwerte sila kaimol, kag ginhingabot kag ginpintasan sang mga tawo. 38 Napilitan sila nga magpanago sa kamingawan, sa kabukiran, sa mga kuweba, kag sa mga buho sang duta. Pero sa matuod lang, ang mga malain nga mga tawo diri sa kalibutan indi bagay nga mag-upod sa ila.
39 Sila nga tanan ginadayaw tungod sa ila pagtuo. Pero wala nila nabaton sa ila nga tiyempo ang ginpromisa sang Dios. 40 Kay may mas maayo pa nga plano ang Dios para sa aton, tungod kay gusto niya nga kita makaupod nila kon tumanon na niya ang iya ginpromisa.
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