and to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? --

for we also are having good news proclaimed, even as they, but the word heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard,

for we do enter into the rest -- we who did believe, as He said, `So I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest -- ;' and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;

may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful [is] He who did promise),

and `the righteous by faith shall live,' and `if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'

and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

By faith Enoch was translated -- not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to -- that he had pleased God well,

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,

By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted [them], and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;

by faith Jacob dying -- each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon the top of his staff;

by faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.

By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;

by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,

by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One -- he endured;

by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.

By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,

and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise,

looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith -- considering the issue of the behaviour -- be imitating,