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But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
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The Faith of a Centurion
When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,
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When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.
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And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
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And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
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Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well.
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Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
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Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
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The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
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Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
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But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
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And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
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He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
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And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
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And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
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“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
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His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
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His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
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And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
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And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
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The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith
And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden.
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And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”
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And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
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And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
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And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
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When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”
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And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
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He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”
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And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
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Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
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But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
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And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
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“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
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If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
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And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
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Increase Our Faith
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
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And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
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And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
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I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
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And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.”
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And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
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but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”
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And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
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And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
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And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
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When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
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for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.
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But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
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He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,
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strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.
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And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
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testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
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to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
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So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
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through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
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Longing to Go to Rome
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
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that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
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foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
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What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
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The Righteousness of God Through Faith
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—
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the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
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whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
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It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
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For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
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since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
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Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
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Abraham Justified by Faith
What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh?
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And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
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Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.
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He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,
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and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
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The Promise Realized Through Faith
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
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For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.
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That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
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He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.
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No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
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That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.”
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Peace with God Through Faith
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Israel's Unbelief
What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;
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Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,
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But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
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But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
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So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
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That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.
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Gifts of Grace
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
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Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
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Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
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The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.
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But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
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but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
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God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
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Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
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That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
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No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
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to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
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And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
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So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
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And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
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And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
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Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
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As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No.
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Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
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Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,
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for we walk by faith, not by sight.
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But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.
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We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged,
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Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
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They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
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Justified by Faith
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;
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yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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By Faith, or by Works of the Law?
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.
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Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
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Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—
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Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.
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And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”
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So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
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Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
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But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.”
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so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
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But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
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Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.
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So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
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But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,
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for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
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For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
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Greeting
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
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By Grace Through Faith
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
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in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
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until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
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In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
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Final Greetings
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything.
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Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
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Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
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Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
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Righteousness Through Faith in Christ
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.
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and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—
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To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
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since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
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just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
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if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
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rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
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having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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Final Greetings
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
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and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
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The Thessalonians' Faith and Example
We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,
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remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.
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and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,
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For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
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Timothy's Encouraging Report
But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you—
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for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith.
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as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?
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But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
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He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
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Thanksgiving
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
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Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.
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To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,
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and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.
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But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
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To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
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The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
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Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,
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and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
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For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
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Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
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They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
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Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.
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For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
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Some Will Depart from the Faith
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
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A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.
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Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith.
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you.
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I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
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Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
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if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
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who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
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So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
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All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God
You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
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and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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Greeting
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness,
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To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
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Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
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not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
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Philemon's Love and Faith
I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,
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because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,
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and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
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Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
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who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house.
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Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,
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but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
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For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
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Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
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so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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The Full Assurance of Faith
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
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let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
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but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
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But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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By Faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
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By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
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By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
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By faith 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.
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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning 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 the righteousness that comes by faith.
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By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
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By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
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By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
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These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,
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By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau.
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By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff.
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By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.
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By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
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By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
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By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
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By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
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By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.
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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
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By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
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who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
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And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
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Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
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looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
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Testing of Your Faith
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
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for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
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But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
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The Sin of Partiality
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
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Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
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Faith Without Works Is Dead
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
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So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
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But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
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Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
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You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
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You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
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For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
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The Prayer of Faith
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
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And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
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Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
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Final Greetings
By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
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Greeting
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
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Support and Opposition
Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are,
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Judgment on False Teachers
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
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But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
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and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
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Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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“‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
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“‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.
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To the Church in Laodicea
“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation.
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If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.
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Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
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They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”
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The Rider on a White Horse
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
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But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
