010:037 For there is still but a short time and then "The coming One
will come and will not delay.
010:038 But it is by faith that My righteous servant shall live;
and if he shrinks back, My soul takes no pleasure in him."
010:039 But we are not people who shrink back and perish, but are among
those who believe and gain possession of their souls.
011:001 Now faith is a well-grounded assurance of that for which we hope,
and a conviction of the reality of things which we do not see.
011:002 For by it the saints of old won God's approval.
011:003 Through faith we understand that the worlds came into being,
and still exist, at the command of God, so that what is seen
does not owe its existence to that which is visible.
011:004 Through faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice
than Cain did, and through this faith he obtained testimony
that he was righteous, God giving the testimony by accepting
his gifts; and through it, though he is dead, he still speaks.
011:005 Through faith Enoch was taken from the earth so that he did
not see death, and he could not be found, because God
had taken him; for before he was taken we have evidence
that he truly pleased God.
011:006 But where there is no faith it is impossible truly to please Him;
for the man who draws near to God must believe that there
is a God and that He proves Himself a rewarder of those who
earnestly try to find Him.
011:007 Through faith Noah, being divinely taught about things as yet unseen,
reverently gave heed and built an ark for the safety of his family,
and by this act he condemned the world, and became an heir
of the righteousness which depends on faith.
011:008 Through faith Abraham, upon being called to leave home and go into
a land which he was soon to receive for an inheritance, obeyed;