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Hebrews 11
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Hebrews 11
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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
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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
Mga Hebreo 11
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Mga Hebreo 11
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Ang Pananampalataya
11 Ngayon, ang pananampalataya ay pagiging tiyak sa mga bagay na inaasahan at paninindigan sa mga bagay na hindi nakikita. 2 Sa pamamagitan nito, ang mga tao noong unang panahon ay kinalugdan ng Diyos.
3 Sa (A) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya ay nauunawaan natin na ang sanlibutan ay nilikha sa pamamagitan ng salita ng Diyos, anupa't ang mga bagay na nakikita ay nilikha mula sa mga bagay na hindi nakikita.
4 Sa (B) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, si Abel ay nag-alay sa Diyos ng higit na mainam na handog kaysa kay Cain. Sa pamamagitan nito, siya'y pinatunayang matuwid nang tanggapin ng Diyos ang kanyang mga kaloob. Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang pananampalataya ay nagsasalita pa siya bagaman siya ay patay na. 5 Sa (C) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, si Enoc ay kinuhang paitaas upang siya'y hindi dumanas ng kamatayan. “Hindi na siya natagpuan, sapagkat siya'y kinuha ng Diyos.” Bago siya kinuha, napatunayang nalugod sa kanya ang Diyos. 6 At kung walang pananampalataya, hindi maaaring malugod ang Diyos sapagkat ang sinumang lumalapit sa kanya ay dapat sumampalatayang may Diyos at siya ang nagbibigay-gantimpala sa mga nagnanais maglingkod sa kanya. 7 Sa (D) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, pinakinggan ni Noe ang babala ng Diyos tungkol sa mga bagay na hindi pa niya nakikita, kaya't siya'y gumawa ng isang daong para sa kaligtasan ng kanyang sambahayan. Sa pamamagitan nito ay hinatulan niya ang sanlibutan, at siya'y naging tagapagmana ng pagiging matuwid na bunga ng pananampalataya.
8 Sa (E) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, sumunod si Abraham nang tawagin siya ng Diyos na pumunta sa isang lugar na kanyang tatanggapin bilang pamana. Sumunod nga siya, bagama't hindi niya nalalaman ang lugar na kanyang pupuntahan. 9 Sa (F) pamamagitan din ng pananampalataya, siya'y nanirahan sa lupang pangako bilang dayuhan. Nanirahan siya sa mga tolda kasama sina Isaac at Jacob, na kapwa mga tagapagmana ng gayunding pangako. 10 Sapagkat inaasahan niya ang lungsod na may mga saligan, isang lungsod na ang nagplano at nagtayo ay ang Diyos. 11 Sa (G) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, bagaman matanda na at baog si Sarah ay tumanggap pa rin siya ng kakayahang magkaanak, palibhasa'y itinuring ni Abraham[a] na tapat ang nangako. 12 Kaya't (H) mula sa isang lalaki na halos patay na ay isinilang ang isang lahi na kasindami ng mga bituin sa langit at ng di mabilang na mga buhangin sa dalampasigan.
13 Namatay (I) lahat ang mga taong ito na may pananampalataya bagamat hindi nila tinanggap ang mga ipinangako ng Diyos. Ngunit natanaw nila at binati ang mga iyon mula sa malayo. Ipinahayag nila na sila'y pawang mga dayuhan at manlalakbay sa ibabaw ng lupa. 14 Ang mga nagsasabi ng ganoong mga bagay ay nagpapakilalang sila ay naghahanap ng sariling bayan. 15 Kung ang iniisip nila ay ang kanilang pinanggalingang lupain, nagkaroon pa sana sila ng pagkakataong makabalik. 16 Ngunit ang ninanais nila ay higit na mabuting lupain, isang lupaing makalangit. Kaya't hindi ikinahiya ng Diyos na siya'y tawaging Diyos nila, sapagkat sila'y ipinaghanda niya ng isang lungsod.
17 Sa (J) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, nang subukin ng Diyos si Abraham ay ihinandog niya sa Diyos si Isaac. Siya na tumanggap ng mga pangako ay handang maghandog ng kanyang kaisa-isang anak, 18 gayong (K) sinabi ng Diyos, “Kay Isaac magmumula ang iyong lahi.” 19 Itinuring ni Abraham na may kapangyarihan ang Diyos na buhayin ang sinuman mula sa kamatayan, at sa patalinghagang pananalita, tinanggap nga niya si Isaac mula sa kamatayan. 20 Sa (L) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, binasbasan ni Isaac sina Jacob at Esau tungkol sa mga bagay na magaganap. 21 Sa (M) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, nang si Jacob ay mamamatay na, isa-isa niyang binasbasan ang mga anak ni Jose, at sumamba sa Diyos habang nakahawak sa kanyang tungkod. 22 Sa (N) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, nang malapit nang mamatay si Jose, binanggit niya ang tungkol sa paglikas ng mga Israelita mula sa Ehipto, at nagbiling dalhin nila ang kanyang mga buto.
23 Sa (O) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, itinago si Moises ng kanyang mga magulang sa loob ng tatlong buwan matapos siyang ipanganak, sapagkat nakita nilang siya ay magandang bata. Hindi sila natakot sa utos ng hari. 24 Sa (P) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, nang si Moises ay nasa hustong gulang na, tumanggi siya na kilalaning apo ng Faraon.[b] 25 Sa halip, pinili pa niyang makibahagi sa kaapihang dinaranas ng bayan ng Diyos, kaysa magtamasa ng panandaliang ligaya na dulot ng kasalanan. 26 Itinuring niya na mas malaking kayamanan ang magdusa alang-alang kay Cristo, kaysa magtamasa sa mga kayamanan ng Ehipto, sapagkat nakatuon ang kanyang pansin sa gantimpala sa hinaharap. 27 Sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya ay iniwan niya ang Ehipto, at hindi natakot sa poot ng hari; siya ay matiyagang nagpatuloy sapagkat ang Diyos na hindi nakikita ay kanyang nakita. 28 Sa (Q) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, isinagawa niya ang Paskuwa at ang pagwiwisik ng dugo, upang huwag silang galawin ng Tagapuksa ng mga panganay. 29 Sa (R) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, tinahak ng mga Israelita ang Dagat na Pula na parang lumalakad sila sa tuyong lupa, ngunit nang tangkain ng mga Ehipcio na gawin ito ay nalunod ang mga ito. 30 Sa (S) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, gumuho ang pader ng Jerico matapos itong malibot sa loob ng pitong araw. 31 Sa (T) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, si Rahab na nagbibili ng aliw, ay hindi napahamak kasama ng mga suwail sapagkat mapayapa niyang tinanggap ang mga espiya.
32 Ano (U) pa ba ang dapat kong sabihin? Kukulangin ako ng panahon kung isasalaysay ko pa ang tungkol kina Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jefta, David, Samuel, at tungkol sa mga propeta. 33 Sa (V) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, ang mga ito ay lumupig ng mga kaharian, naglapat ng katarungan, nagtamo ng mga pangako, nagpatikom ng bibig ng mga leon, 34 pumatay (W) ng naglalagablab na apoy, nakaligtas mula sa mga talim ng tabak, lumakas mula sa kahinaan, naging makapangyarihan sa digmaan, at nagpaurong ng mga hukbong dayuhan. 35 Sa (X) pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, tinanggap ng mga kababaihan ang mga namatay nilang mahal sa buhay nang ang mga ito'y muling buhayin. Ang iba nama'y pinahirapan at tumangging mapalaya upang makamit ang higit na mabuting pagkabuhay na muli. 36 Ang (Y) iba'y nagtiis ng paghamak at paghagupit, at maging ng pagkagapos at pagkabilanggo. 37 Ang iba ay (Z) pinagbabato hanggang mamatay, ang iba ay nilagari at ang iba ay pinatay sa tabak. Lumakad silang suot ang balat ng mga tupa at kambing, na mga nagdarahop, pinag-uusig, at pinagmamalupitan. 38 Hindi karapat-dapat sa kanila ang daigdig! Nagpalabuy-laboy sila sa mga ilang, sa mga kabundukan, sa mga yungib, at sa mga lungga sa lupa.
39 Ngunit ang lahat ng mga ito, bagaman kinalugdan ng Diyos dahil sa kanilang pananampalataya, ay hindi tumanggap ng ipinangako. 40 Dahil may inihandang mas maganda ang Diyos para sa atin, upang huwag silang gawing sakdal malibang kasama tayo.
Footnotes
- Mga Hebreo 11:11 Abraham: Sa ibang manuskrito ay tinutukoy ay si Sarah.
- Mga Hebreo 11:24 apo ng Faraon: Sa Griyego, anak ng anak na babae ng Faraon.
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