The Letter to the Hebrews
capítulo 11
verso 1
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
verso 2
For by this, the elders obtained approval.
verso 3
By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
verso 4
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
verso 5
By faith Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
verso 6
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
verso 7
By faith Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
verso 8
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
verso 9
By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
verso 10
For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
verso 11
By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
verso 12
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
verso 13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
verso 14
For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
verso 15
If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
verso 16
But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
verso 17
By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,
verso 18
to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
verso 19
concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
verso 20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
verso 21
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
verso 22
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
verso 23
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
verso 24
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
verso 25
choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
verso 26
considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
verso 27
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
verso 28
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
verso 29
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
verso 30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
verso 31
By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
verso 32
What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets—
verso 33
who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
verso 34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
verso 35
Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
verso 36
Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
verso 37
They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—
verso 38
of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
verso 39
These all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
verso 40
God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
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