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Parallel Verses
  • New International Reader's Version - It is written, “I believed, and so I have spoken.” ( Psalm 116:10 ) We have that same spirit of faith. So we also believe and speak.
  • 新标点和合本 - 但我们既有信心,正如经上记着说:“我因信,所以如此说话。”我们也信,所以也说话。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 但我们既然有从同一位灵而来的信心,正如经上记着:“我信,故我说话”,我们也信,所以也说话;
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 但我们既然有从同一位灵而来的信心,正如经上记着:“我信,故我说话”,我们也信,所以也说话;
  • 当代译本 - 圣经上说:“我相信,所以才说。” 我们有同样的信心,我们也相信,所以才这样说。
  • 圣经新译本 - 经上记着说:“我信,所以我说话。”我们既然有同样的信心(“信心”原文作“信心的灵”),也就信,所以也说话,
  • 中文标准译本 - 照着经上所记的:“我信,故我说” ,我们既然有同一个信仰的灵,我们也就信,所以也就说,
  • 现代标点和合本 - 但我们既有信心,正如经上记着说:“我因信,所以如此说话”,我们也信,所以也说话。
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 但我们既有信心,正如经上记着说:“我因信,所以如此说话。” 我们也信,所以也说话。
  • New International Version - It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,
  • English Standard Version - 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,
  • New Living Translation - But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said, “I believed in God, so I spoke.”
  • The Message - We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
  • Christian Standard Bible - And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.
  • New American Standard Bible - But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written: “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,
  • New King James Version - And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,
  • Amplified Bible - Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in Scripture, “I believed, therefore I spoke.” We also believe, therefore we also speak,
  • American Standard Version - But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;
  • King James Version - We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
  • New English Translation - But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak.
  • World English Bible - But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” We also believe, and therefore we also speak;
  • 新標點和合本 - 但我們既有信心,正如經上記着說:「我因信,所以如此說話。」我們也信,所以也說話。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 但我們既然有從同一位靈而來的信心,正如經上記着:「我信,故我說話」,我們也信,所以也說話;
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 但我們既然有從同一位靈而來的信心,正如經上記着:「我信,故我說話」,我們也信,所以也說話;
  • 當代譯本 - 聖經上說:「我相信,所以才說。」 我們有同樣的信心,我們也相信,所以才這樣說。
  • 聖經新譯本 - 經上記著說:“我信,所以我說話。”我們既然有同樣的信心(“信心”原文作“信心的靈”),也就信,所以也說話,
  • 呂振中譯本 - 照 經上 記着說:『我信了,所以說話了』; 如今 我們也這樣;我們既有這同一的「信仰之靈」,我們也就信了,所以也就說話了,
  • 中文標準譯本 - 照著經上所記的:「我信,故我說」 ,我們既然有同一個信仰的靈,我們也就信,所以也就說,
  • 現代標點和合本 - 但我們既有信心,正如經上記著說:「我因信,所以如此說話」,我們也信,所以也說話。
  • 文理和合譯本 - 如經云、我信故言、我儕既有此信、亦因信而言也、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 經云、我信而言也、我有此心、故信而言、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 經載云、我因信故言、我既有此信心、亦因信而言、
  • 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 雖然、經不云乎、『中心所信、不能不言。』吾人既具此信仰精神、亦曰中心所信、不能不言而已矣。
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Escrito está: «Creí, y por eso hablé». Con ese mismo espíritu de fe también nosotros creemos, y por eso hablamos.
  • 현대인의 성경 - “내가 믿었으므로 말하였다” 는 성경 말씀대로 우리도 그와 같은 믿음의 정신으로 믿고 말합니다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры – как написано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» , – мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • Восточный перевод - В Писании сказано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» . А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры, мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - В Писании сказано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» . А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры, мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - В Писании сказано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» . А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры, мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous sommes animés de ce même esprit de foi dont il est question dans cette parole de l’Ecriture : J’ai cru, voilà pourquoi j’ai parlé . Nous aussi nous croyons, et c’est pour cela que nous parlons.
  • リビングバイブル - 詩篇の作者は、「私は信じている。それゆえに語る」(116・10)と言いました。同じように私たちも、自分が神の守りの中にあることを確信して、信じていることを大胆に語ります。
  • Nestle Aland 28 - Ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον· ἐπίστευσα, διὸ ἐλάλησα, καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν,
  • unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως, κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, ἐπίστευσα, διὸ ἐλάλησα; καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν,
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Está escrito: “Cri, por isso falei” . Com esse mesmo espírito de fé nós também cremos e, por isso, falamos,
  • Hoffnung für alle - Wir haben Gottes Geist, der uns auf Gott vertrauen lässt. Es ist derselbe Geist, der auch den Beter in der Heiligen Schrift erfüllte, als er sagte: »Ich vertraute auf Gott, deshalb redete ich!« Weil wir also an Jesus Christus glauben, müssen wir von ihm reden.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi nói điều chúng tôi tin, như tác giả Thi Thiên đã viết: “Tôi tin Đức Chúa Trời nên tôi nói.”
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - มีเขียนไว้ว่า “ข้าพเจ้ายังเชื่อ ฉะนั้นข้าพเจ้าจึงได้พูด” ด้วยใจเชื่อแบบเดียวกันเราก็เชื่อเช่นนั้นจึงพูดออกมา
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะ​เรา​มี​วิญญาณ​แห่ง​ความ​เชื่อ​เดียว​กัน ตาม​ที่​มี​บันทึก​ไว้​ว่า “ข้าพเจ้า​เชื่อ ดังนั้น​ข้าพเจ้า​จึง​ประกาศ” เรา​ก็​เชื่อ​ด้วย ดังนั้น​เรา​จึง​ประกาศ​ด้วย
Cross Reference
  • Acts 15:11 - No! We believe we are saved through the grace of our Lord Jesus. The Gentiles are saved in the same way.”
  • Romans 1:12 - I want us to encourage one another in the faith we share.
  • 2 Peter 1:1 - I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter. I serve Jesus Christ. I am his apostle. I am sending this letter to you. You are those who have received a faith as valuable as ours. You received it because our God and Savior Jesus Christ does what is right.
  • Proverbs 21:28 - Witnesses who aren’t honest will die. But anyone who listens carefully will be a successful witness.
  • 1 Corinthians 12:9 - To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing.
  • Hebrews 11:1 - Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see.
  • Hebrews 11:2 - That is what the people of long ago were praised for.
  • Hebrews 11:3 - We have faith. So we understand that everything was made when God commanded it. That’s why we believe that what we see was not made out of what could be seen.
  • Hebrews 11:4 - Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.
  • Hebrews 11:5 - Enoch had faith. So he was taken from this life. He didn’t die. “He couldn’t be found, because God had taken him away.” ( Genesis 5:24 ) Before God took him, Enoch was praised as one who pleased God.
  • Hebrews 11:6 - Without faith it is impossible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.
  • Hebrews 11:7 - Noah had faith. So he built an ark to save his family. He built it because of his great respect for God. God had warned him about things that could not yet be seen. Because of his faith Noah showed the world that it was guilty. Because of his faith he was considered right with God.
  • Hebrews 11:8 - Abraham had faith. So he obeyed God. God called him to go to a place he would later receive as his own. So he went. He did it even though he didn’t know where he was going.
  • Hebrews 11:9 - Because of his faith he made his home in the land God had promised him. Abraham was like an outsider in a strange country. He lived there in tents. So did Isaac and Jacob. They received the same promise he did.
  • Hebrews 11:10 - Abraham was looking forward to the city that has foundations. He was waiting for the city that God planned and built.
  • Hebrews 11:11 - And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful.
  • Hebrews 11:12 - Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.
  • Hebrews 11:13 - All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.
  • Hebrews 11:14 - People who say things like that show that they are looking for a country of their own.
  • Hebrews 11:15 - What if they had been thinking of the country they had left? Then they could have returned to it.
  • Hebrews 11:16 - Instead, they longed for a better country. They wanted a heavenly one. So God is pleased when they call him their God. In fact, he has prepared a city for them.
  • Hebrews 11:17 - Abraham had faith. So when God tested him, Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham had held on tightly to the promises. But he was about to offer his one and only son.
  • Hebrews 11:18 - God had said to him, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.” ( Genesis 21:12 ) Even so, Abraham was going to offer him up.
  • Hebrews 11:19 - Abraham did this, because he believed that God could even raise the dead. In a way, he did receive Isaac back from death.
  • Hebrews 11:20 - Isaac had faith. So he blessed Jacob and Esau. He told them what was ahead for them.
  • Hebrews 11:21 - Jacob had faith. So he blessed each of Joseph’s sons. He blessed them when he was dying. Because of his faith he worshiped God. Jacob worshiped as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.
  • Hebrews 11:22 - Joseph had faith. So he spoke to the people of Israel about how they would leave Egypt someday. When his death was near, he spoke about where to bury his bones.
  • Hebrews 11:23 - Moses’ parents had faith. So they hid him for three months after he was born. They saw he was a special child. They were not afraid of the king’s command.
  • Hebrews 11:24 - Moses had faith. So he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. That happened after he had grown up.
  • Hebrews 11:25 - He chose to be treated badly together with the people of God. He chose not to enjoy sin’s pleasures. They only last for a short time.
  • Hebrews 11:26 - He suffered shame because of Christ. He thought it had great value. Moses considered it better than the riches of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward.
  • Hebrews 11:27 - Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. It wasn’t because he was afraid of the king’s anger. He didn’t let anything stop him. That’s because he saw the God who can’t be seen.
  • Hebrews 11:28 - Because of his faith, Moses was the first to keep the Passover Feast. He commanded the people of Israel to sprinkle blood on their doorways. He did it so that the destroying angel would not touch their oldest sons.
  • Hebrews 11:29 - The people of Israel had faith. So they passed through the Red Sea. They went through it as if it were dry land. The Egyptians tried to do it also. But they drowned.
  • Hebrews 11:30 - Israel’s army had faith. So the walls of Jericho fell down. It happened after they had marched around the city for seven days.
  • Hebrews 11:31 - Rahab, the prostitute, had faith. So she welcomed the spies. That’s why she wasn’t killed with those who didn’t obey God.
  • Hebrews 11:32 - What more can I say? I don’t have time to tell about all the others. I don’t have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah. I don’t have time to tell about David and Samuel and the prophets.
  • Hebrews 11:33 - Because of their faith they took over kingdoms. They ruled fairly. They received the blessings God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions.
  • Hebrews 11:34 - They put out great fires. They escaped being killed by swords. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became powerful in battle. They beat back armies from other countries.
  • Hebrews 11:35 - Women received back their dead. The dead were raised to life again. There were others who were made to suffer greatly. But they refused to be set free. They did this so that after death they would be raised to an even better life.
  • Hebrews 11:36 - Some were made fun of and even whipped. Some were held by chains. Some were put in prison.
  • Hebrews 11:37 - Some were killed with stones. Some were sawed in two. Some were killed by swords. They went around wearing the skins of sheep and goats. They were poor. They were attacked. They were treated badly.
  • Hebrews 11:38 - The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains. They lived in caves. They lived in holes in the ground.
  • Hebrews 11:39 - All these people were praised because they had faith. But none of them received what God had promised.
  • Hebrews 11:40 - That’s because God had planned something better for us. So they would only be made perfect together with us.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:12 - Since we have that kind of hope, we are very bold.
  • Psalm 116:10 - I trusted in the Lord even when I said to myself, “I am in great pain.”
Parallel VersesCross Reference
  • New International Reader's Version - It is written, “I believed, and so I have spoken.” ( Psalm 116:10 ) We have that same spirit of faith. So we also believe and speak.
  • 新标点和合本 - 但我们既有信心,正如经上记着说:“我因信,所以如此说话。”我们也信,所以也说话。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 但我们既然有从同一位灵而来的信心,正如经上记着:“我信,故我说话”,我们也信,所以也说话;
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 但我们既然有从同一位灵而来的信心,正如经上记着:“我信,故我说话”,我们也信,所以也说话;
  • 当代译本 - 圣经上说:“我相信,所以才说。” 我们有同样的信心,我们也相信,所以才这样说。
  • 圣经新译本 - 经上记着说:“我信,所以我说话。”我们既然有同样的信心(“信心”原文作“信心的灵”),也就信,所以也说话,
  • 中文标准译本 - 照着经上所记的:“我信,故我说” ,我们既然有同一个信仰的灵,我们也就信,所以也就说,
  • 现代标点和合本 - 但我们既有信心,正如经上记着说:“我因信,所以如此说话”,我们也信,所以也说话。
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 但我们既有信心,正如经上记着说:“我因信,所以如此说话。” 我们也信,所以也说话。
  • New International Version - It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,
  • English Standard Version - 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,
  • New Living Translation - But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said, “I believed in God, so I spoke.”
  • The Message - We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
  • Christian Standard Bible - And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.
  • New American Standard Bible - But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written: “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,
  • New King James Version - And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,
  • Amplified Bible - Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in Scripture, “I believed, therefore I spoke.” We also believe, therefore we also speak,
  • American Standard Version - But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;
  • King James Version - We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
  • New English Translation - But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak.
  • World English Bible - But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” We also believe, and therefore we also speak;
  • 新標點和合本 - 但我們既有信心,正如經上記着說:「我因信,所以如此說話。」我們也信,所以也說話。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 但我們既然有從同一位靈而來的信心,正如經上記着:「我信,故我說話」,我們也信,所以也說話;
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 但我們既然有從同一位靈而來的信心,正如經上記着:「我信,故我說話」,我們也信,所以也說話;
  • 當代譯本 - 聖經上說:「我相信,所以才說。」 我們有同樣的信心,我們也相信,所以才這樣說。
  • 聖經新譯本 - 經上記著說:“我信,所以我說話。”我們既然有同樣的信心(“信心”原文作“信心的靈”),也就信,所以也說話,
  • 呂振中譯本 - 照 經上 記着說:『我信了,所以說話了』; 如今 我們也這樣;我們既有這同一的「信仰之靈」,我們也就信了,所以也就說話了,
  • 中文標準譯本 - 照著經上所記的:「我信,故我說」 ,我們既然有同一個信仰的靈,我們也就信,所以也就說,
  • 現代標點和合本 - 但我們既有信心,正如經上記著說:「我因信,所以如此說話」,我們也信,所以也說話。
  • 文理和合譯本 - 如經云、我信故言、我儕既有此信、亦因信而言也、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 經云、我信而言也、我有此心、故信而言、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 經載云、我因信故言、我既有此信心、亦因信而言、
  • 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 雖然、經不云乎、『中心所信、不能不言。』吾人既具此信仰精神、亦曰中心所信、不能不言而已矣。
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Escrito está: «Creí, y por eso hablé». Con ese mismo espíritu de fe también nosotros creemos, y por eso hablamos.
  • 현대인의 성경 - “내가 믿었으므로 말하였다” 는 성경 말씀대로 우리도 그와 같은 믿음의 정신으로 믿고 말합니다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры – как написано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» , – мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • Восточный перевод - В Писании сказано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» . А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры, мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - В Писании сказано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» . А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры, мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - В Писании сказано: «Я верил, поэтому я и говорил» . А поскольку мы обладаем тем же духом веры, мы тоже верим и поэтому говорим.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous sommes animés de ce même esprit de foi dont il est question dans cette parole de l’Ecriture : J’ai cru, voilà pourquoi j’ai parlé . Nous aussi nous croyons, et c’est pour cela que nous parlons.
  • リビングバイブル - 詩篇の作者は、「私は信じている。それゆえに語る」(116・10)と言いました。同じように私たちも、自分が神の守りの中にあることを確信して、信じていることを大胆に語ります。
  • Nestle Aland 28 - Ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον· ἐπίστευσα, διὸ ἐλάλησα, καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν,
  • unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως, κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, ἐπίστευσα, διὸ ἐλάλησα; καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν,
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Está escrito: “Cri, por isso falei” . Com esse mesmo espírito de fé nós também cremos e, por isso, falamos,
  • Hoffnung für alle - Wir haben Gottes Geist, der uns auf Gott vertrauen lässt. Es ist derselbe Geist, der auch den Beter in der Heiligen Schrift erfüllte, als er sagte: »Ich vertraute auf Gott, deshalb redete ich!« Weil wir also an Jesus Christus glauben, müssen wir von ihm reden.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi nói điều chúng tôi tin, như tác giả Thi Thiên đã viết: “Tôi tin Đức Chúa Trời nên tôi nói.”
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - มีเขียนไว้ว่า “ข้าพเจ้ายังเชื่อ ฉะนั้นข้าพเจ้าจึงได้พูด” ด้วยใจเชื่อแบบเดียวกันเราก็เชื่อเช่นนั้นจึงพูดออกมา
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะ​เรา​มี​วิญญาณ​แห่ง​ความ​เชื่อ​เดียว​กัน ตาม​ที่​มี​บันทึก​ไว้​ว่า “ข้าพเจ้า​เชื่อ ดังนั้น​ข้าพเจ้า​จึง​ประกาศ” เรา​ก็​เชื่อ​ด้วย ดังนั้น​เรา​จึง​ประกาศ​ด้วย
  • Acts 15:11 - No! We believe we are saved through the grace of our Lord Jesus. The Gentiles are saved in the same way.”
  • Romans 1:12 - I want us to encourage one another in the faith we share.
  • 2 Peter 1:1 - I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter. I serve Jesus Christ. I am his apostle. I am sending this letter to you. You are those who have received a faith as valuable as ours. You received it because our God and Savior Jesus Christ does what is right.
  • Proverbs 21:28 - Witnesses who aren’t honest will die. But anyone who listens carefully will be a successful witness.
  • 1 Corinthians 12:9 - To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing.
  • Hebrews 11:1 - Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see.
  • Hebrews 11:2 - That is what the people of long ago were praised for.
  • Hebrews 11:3 - We have faith. So we understand that everything was made when God commanded it. That’s why we believe that what we see was not made out of what could be seen.
  • Hebrews 11:4 - Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.
  • Hebrews 11:5 - Enoch had faith. So he was taken from this life. He didn’t die. “He couldn’t be found, because God had taken him away.” ( Genesis 5:24 ) Before God took him, Enoch was praised as one who pleased God.
  • Hebrews 11:6 - Without faith it is impossible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.
  • Hebrews 11:7 - Noah had faith. So he built an ark to save his family. He built it because of his great respect for God. God had warned him about things that could not yet be seen. Because of his faith Noah showed the world that it was guilty. Because of his faith he was considered right with God.
  • Hebrews 11:8 - Abraham had faith. So he obeyed God. God called him to go to a place he would later receive as his own. So he went. He did it even though he didn’t know where he was going.
  • Hebrews 11:9 - Because of his faith he made his home in the land God had promised him. Abraham was like an outsider in a strange country. He lived there in tents. So did Isaac and Jacob. They received the same promise he did.
  • Hebrews 11:10 - Abraham was looking forward to the city that has foundations. He was waiting for the city that God planned and built.
  • Hebrews 11:11 - And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful.
  • Hebrews 11:12 - Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.
  • Hebrews 11:13 - All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.
  • Hebrews 11:14 - People who say things like that show that they are looking for a country of their own.
  • Hebrews 11:15 - What if they had been thinking of the country they had left? Then they could have returned to it.
  • Hebrews 11:16 - Instead, they longed for a better country. They wanted a heavenly one. So God is pleased when they call him their God. In fact, he has prepared a city for them.
  • Hebrews 11:17 - Abraham had faith. So when God tested him, Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham had held on tightly to the promises. But he was about to offer his one and only son.
  • Hebrews 11:18 - God had said to him, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.” ( Genesis 21:12 ) Even so, Abraham was going to offer him up.
  • Hebrews 11:19 - Abraham did this, because he believed that God could even raise the dead. In a way, he did receive Isaac back from death.
  • Hebrews 11:20 - Isaac had faith. So he blessed Jacob and Esau. He told them what was ahead for them.
  • Hebrews 11:21 - Jacob had faith. So he blessed each of Joseph’s sons. He blessed them when he was dying. Because of his faith he worshiped God. Jacob worshiped as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.
  • Hebrews 11:22 - Joseph had faith. So he spoke to the people of Israel about how they would leave Egypt someday. When his death was near, he spoke about where to bury his bones.
  • Hebrews 11:23 - Moses’ parents had faith. So they hid him for three months after he was born. They saw he was a special child. They were not afraid of the king’s command.
  • Hebrews 11:24 - Moses had faith. So he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. That happened after he had grown up.
  • Hebrews 11:25 - He chose to be treated badly together with the people of God. He chose not to enjoy sin’s pleasures. They only last for a short time.
  • Hebrews 11:26 - He suffered shame because of Christ. He thought it had great value. Moses considered it better than the riches of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward.
  • Hebrews 11:27 - Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. It wasn’t because he was afraid of the king’s anger. He didn’t let anything stop him. That’s because he saw the God who can’t be seen.
  • Hebrews 11:28 - Because of his faith, Moses was the first to keep the Passover Feast. He commanded the people of Israel to sprinkle blood on their doorways. He did it so that the destroying angel would not touch their oldest sons.
  • Hebrews 11:29 - The people of Israel had faith. So they passed through the Red Sea. They went through it as if it were dry land. The Egyptians tried to do it also. But they drowned.
  • Hebrews 11:30 - Israel’s army had faith. So the walls of Jericho fell down. It happened after they had marched around the city for seven days.
  • Hebrews 11:31 - Rahab, the prostitute, had faith. So she welcomed the spies. That’s why she wasn’t killed with those who didn’t obey God.
  • Hebrews 11:32 - What more can I say? I don’t have time to tell about all the others. I don’t have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah. I don’t have time to tell about David and Samuel and the prophets.
  • Hebrews 11:33 - Because of their faith they took over kingdoms. They ruled fairly. They received the blessings God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions.
  • Hebrews 11:34 - They put out great fires. They escaped being killed by swords. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became powerful in battle. They beat back armies from other countries.
  • Hebrews 11:35 - Women received back their dead. The dead were raised to life again. There were others who were made to suffer greatly. But they refused to be set free. They did this so that after death they would be raised to an even better life.
  • Hebrews 11:36 - Some were made fun of and even whipped. Some were held by chains. Some were put in prison.
  • Hebrews 11:37 - Some were killed with stones. Some were sawed in two. Some were killed by swords. They went around wearing the skins of sheep and goats. They were poor. They were attacked. They were treated badly.
  • Hebrews 11:38 - The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains. They lived in caves. They lived in holes in the ground.
  • Hebrews 11:39 - All these people were praised because they had faith. But none of them received what God had promised.
  • Hebrews 11:40 - That’s because God had planned something better for us. So they would only be made perfect together with us.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:12 - Since we have that kind of hope, we are very bold.
  • Psalm 116:10 - I trusted in the Lord even when I said to myself, “I am in great pain.”
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