Hebrews 11
Legacy Standard Bible
By Faith
11 Now faith is the [a](A)assurance of things [b](B)hoped for, the [c]conviction of (C)things not seen. 2 For by it the [d](D)men of old [e](E)gained approval.
3 By faith we understand that the [f](F)worlds were prepared (G)by the word of God, so that what is seen (H)was not made out of things which are visible. 4 By faith (I)Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he (J)was approved as being righteous—God approving [g]his (K)gifts—and through [h]faith, though (L)he is dead, he still speaks. 5 By faith (M)Enoch was taken up so that he would not (N)see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for prior to being taken up, he was approved as being pleasing to God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who (O)draws near to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. 7 By faith (P)Noah, being (Q)warned about (R)things not yet seen, [i](S)in reverence (T)prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of (U)the righteousness which is according to faith.
8 By faith (V)Abraham, when he was called, obeyed [j]by going out to a place which he was to (W)receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he sojourned in (X)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, (Y)dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, (Z)fellow heirs of the same promise, 10 for he was looking for (AA)the city which has (AB)foundations, (AC)whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith even (AD)Sarah herself [k]received [l]ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she regarded Him (AE)faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore there were born even of one man, and (AF)him as good as dead [m]at that, as many (AG)as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
13 (AH)All these died in faith, (AI)without receiving the promises, but (AJ)having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and (AK)having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15 And indeed if they had been remembering that country from which they went out, (AL)they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But now, they aspire to a better country, that is, a (AM)heavenly one. Therefore (AN)God is not [n]ashamed to be (AO)called their God, for (AP)He prepared a city for them.
17 By faith (AQ)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had (AR)received the promises was offering up his only son, 18 to whom it was said, “(AS)In Isaac your seed shall be called.” 19 [o]He considered that (AT)God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which, [p](AU)figuratively speaking, he also received him back. 20 By faith (AV)Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. 21 By faith (AW)Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and (AX)worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith (AY)Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave commands concerning his bones.
23 By faith (AZ)Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the (BA)king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, (BB)when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to (BC)be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 (BD)regarding the reproach of [q]Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the (BE)reward. 27 By faith he (BF)left Egypt, not (BG)fearing the rage of the king; for he endured, as (BH)seeing Him who is unseen. 28 By faith he [r](BI)kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that (BJ)he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. 29 By faith they (BK)passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land, and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were [s]drowned.
30 By faith (BL)the walls of Jericho fell down (BM)after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith (BN)Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after welcoming the spies [t]in peace.
32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I recount (BO)Gideon, (BP)Barak, (BQ)Samson, (BR)Jephthah, as well as (BS)David and (BT)Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith (BU)conquered kingdoms, (BV)performed righteousness, (BW)obtained promises, (BX)shut the mouths of lions, 34 (BY)quenched the power of fire, (BZ)escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, (CA)became mighty in war, (CB)put foreign armies to flight. 35 (CC)Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their [u]release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; 36 and others [v]experienced mockings and floggings, yes, also (CD)chains and imprisonment. 37 They were (CE)stoned, they were (CF)sawn in two, [w]they were tempted, they were (CG)put to death with the sword. They went about (CH)in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, (CI)mistreated 38 (of whom the world was not worthy), (CJ)wandering in desolate places and mountains and caves and holes [x]in the ground.
39 And all these, having [y](CK)gained approval through their faith, (CL)did not receive [z]what was promised, 40 because God had [aa]provided (CM)something better for us, so that (CN)apart from us they would not be made perfect.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 11:1 Or substance
- Hebrews 11:1 Or expected
- Hebrews 11:1 Or evidence
- Hebrews 11:2 Lit elders
- Hebrews 11:2 Lit obtained a good testimony
- Hebrews 11:3 Lit ages
- Hebrews 11:4 By receiving his gifts
- Hebrews 11:4 Lit it
- Hebrews 11:7 Lit having become reverent
- Hebrews 11:8 Lit to go out
- Hebrews 11:11 Some mss add being barren
- Hebrews 11:11 Lit power for the laying down of seed
- Hebrews 11:12 Lit in these things
- Hebrews 11:16 Lit ashamed of them, to be
- Hebrews 11:19 Lit Considering
- Hebrews 11:19 Lit in a parable
- Hebrews 11:26 Messiah
- Hebrews 11:28 Lit has kept
- Hebrews 11:29 Lit swallowed up
- Hebrews 11:31 Lit with
- Hebrews 11:35 Lit redemption
- Hebrews 11:36 Lit received the trial of
- Hebrews 11:37 One early ms omits they were tempted
- Hebrews 11:38 Lit of
- Hebrews 11:39 Lit obtained a testimony
- Hebrews 11:39 Lit the promise
- Hebrews 11:40 Or foreseen
Hebreos 11
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
IV.— JESUCRISTO, AUTOR Y PERFECCIONADOR DE NUESTRA FE (11,1—12,13)
Los primeros testigos de la fe: Abel, Enoc, Noé
11 La fe es garantía de las cosas que esperamos y certeza de las realidades que no vemos. 2 Por ella obtuvieron nuestros mayores la aprobación de Dios. 3 Por la fe comprendemos que el universo ha sido modelado por la palabra de Dios, de modo que lo visible tiene su origen en lo invisible.
4 Por la fe Abel ofreció a Dios un sacrificio más valioso que el de Caín; por ella fue proclamado justo al dar Dios testimonio a favor de sus ofrendas. Y por su fe, aunque muerto, sigue hablando todavía.
5 Por la fe Enoc fue trasladado, sin pasar por la muerte, y no pudo ser encontrado porque Dios lo trasladó. Pero la Escritura atestigua que antes de ser trasladado agradó a Dios; 6 ahora bien, sin fe es imposible agradarle, porque para acercarse a Dios es preciso creer que existe y que no deja sin recompensa a quienes lo buscan.
7 Por la fe Noé tomó en serio la advertencia sobre algo que aún no se veía, y construyó un arca para salvar a su familia. Por su fe puso en evidencia al mundo y logró heredar la salvación que se obtiene por medio de la fe.
De Abrahán a José
8 Por la fe Abrahán obedeció la llamada de Dios y se puso en camino hacia la tierra que había de recibir en herencia. Y partió sin conocer cuál era su destino. 9 Por la fe vivió como extraño en la tierra que Dios le prometió, habitando en cabañas. Y otro tanto hicieron Isaac y Jacob, herederos de la misma promesa juntamente con él, 10 que había puesto su esperanza en una ciudad de sólidos cimientos, cuyo arquitecto y constructor es Dios. 11 Por la fe también, a pesar de que Sara era estéril y de que él mismo había rebasado la edad apropiada, recibió Abrahán fuerza para fundar un linaje; todo porque se fió de quien se lo había prometido. 12 Así que de uno solo, y ya sin vigor, surgieron descendientes numerosos como las estrellas del cielo, incontables como la arena de la playa. 13 Todos estos murieron sin haber recibido lo prometido, pero lo vieron de lejos con los ojos de la fe y lo saludaron, reconociendo así que eran extranjeros y gente de paso sobre aquella tierra. 14 Los que así se comportan demuestran claramente que están buscando una patria. 15 Ahora bien, si lo que añoraban era la patria de la que salieron, a tiempo estaban de regresar a ella. 16 Pero ahora suspiraban por una patria mejor, la patria celestial. Precisamente por eso, al haberles preparado una ciudad, no tiene Dios reparo en que lo llamen “su Dios”.
17 Por la fe Abrahán, puesto a prueba, se dispuso a ofrecer a Isaac en sacrificio; el depositario de las promesas debía sacrificar a su hijo único, 18 aquel de quien Dios le había dicho: Isaac asegurará tu descendencia. 19 Daba por supuesto Abrahán que Dios tiene poder incluso para resucitar a los muertos; por eso, el recuperar a su hijo fue para él como un símbolo.
20 Por la fe bendijo también Isaac a Jacob y a Esaú con vistas al futuro. 21 Por la fe bendijo Jacob, poco antes de morir, a cada uno de los hijos de José y adoró a Dios inclinándose sobre la empuñadura del bastón de mando de José. 22 Por la fe José, ya en trance de muerte, aludió a la salida de los israelitas de Egipto y dispuso lo que habían de hacer con sus restos mortales.
Moisés y su tiempo
23 Por la fe los padres de Moisés, viéndolo tan hermoso, escondieron durante tres meses al niño recién nacido, sin miedo a las órdenes del rey. 24 Por la fe Moisés, siendo ya mayor de edad, renunció a ser considerado hijo adoptivo de la hija del faraón, 25 prefiriendo ser maltratado junto con el pueblo de Dios a disfrutar de los efímeros placeres del pecado. 26 Consideró que compartir los sufrimientos de aquel pueblo mesiánico era mucho más valioso que todos los tesoros de Egipto, teniendo como tenía su mirada fija en la recompensa. 27 Por la fe se marchó de Egipto sin temor a la ira del rey, y se mantuvo constante en su propósito como si estuviera viendo al Invisible.
28 Por la fe celebró la Pascua y roció con sangre las casas de los israelitas para que el exterminador respetara a los primogénitos de Israel. 29 Por la fe los israelitas atravesaron el mar Rojo como si fuera tierra firme, mientras que los egipcios, al intentar imitarlos, fueron tragados por las aguas.
30 Por la fe se derrumbaron los muros de Jericó después que los israelitas dieron vueltas alrededor durante siete días. 31 Por la fe Rajab, la prostituta que había dispensado una amistosa acogida a los exploradores israelitas, no pereció junto con los incrédulos.
Otros testigos de la fe
32 ¿Qué más diré? Me faltaría tiempo si quisiera hablar de Gedeón, de Barac, de Sansón, de Jefté, de David, de Samuel y de los demás profetas. 33 Todos ellos, por la fe, conquistaron reinos, gobernaron con justicia, vieron realizarse las promesas, cerraron bocas de leones, 34 extinguieron fuegos violentos, se libraron de morir a filo de espada, superaron enfermedades, derrocharon valor en la guerra y aniquilaron ejércitos extranjeros. 35 Hubo incluso mujeres que recobraron resucitados a sus muertos.
Algunos se dejaron torturar hasta morir, renunciando a ser liberados ante la esperanza de alcanzar una resurrección más valiosa. 36 Otros soportaron ultrajes, latigazos, cadenas y cárceles; 37 fueron apedreados, partidos en dos por la sierra o muertos a filo de espada; anduvieron errantes de un lado para otro, vestidos con pieles de oveja o de cabra, faltos de todo, perseguidos y maltratados. 38 Personas demasiado buenas para un mundo como este, que tuvieron que vagar por lugares desérticos, por los montes, las cuevas y las cavernas de la tierra.
39 Pero a pesar de haber sido todos aprobados por Dios en virtud de la fe, ninguno alcanzó la promesa. 40 Y es que Dios había reservado lo mejor para nosotros, de manera que ninguno alcanzara la perfección a no ser juntamente con nosotros.
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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