1 Now faith is the note confident expectation of things
hoped for, and a note conviction of things not seen:
2 for by
it the note ancients obtained an honorable testimony.
3 By
faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the
word of God, note for the things which are seen were not
made of things which appear.
4 By faith Abel offered
unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by
which he note obtained the testimony that he was righteous,
God bearing witness to his gifts: and by it, though
dead, he yet speaketh.
5 By faith Enoch was translated,
that he should not see death; and was not found, because
God had translated him; for before his translation
he had this testimony that he pleased God:
6 whereas
without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that
cometh to God must believe, that He is, and is the rewarder
of them that diligently seek Him.
7 By faith Noah
being warned by God of things which were not yet seen,
moved with pious fear, prepared an ark for the safety of
his family; whereby he condemned the world, and became
heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith note Abraham when called to go out to a place
which he was afterwards to receive for an inheritance
obeyed: and went out, though he knew not whither
he was going.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land note promised
him, as in note a foreign country, dwelling in tents,
note as did Isaac and Jacob the heirs with him of the same
promise.
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations,
whose maker and founder is God.
11 By faith also
Sarah note received strength to conceive seed, and brought
forth a son when she was past age, because she accounted
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Him faithful who had promised.
12 So that there descended
even from one, and him in a manner dead, a
posterity like the stars of heaven for multitude, and as
the sand on the sea shore, innumerable.
13 These all died
in faith, not having received the promises, but seen
them from afar, and been persuaded of them, and embraced
them, and note confessed that they were strangers
and sojourners on the earth. note
14 Now they that say such
things shew plainly that they are seeking their own
country:
15 and if note they had been mindful of that from
which they came note, they might have had opportunity to
have returned.
16 But note they desire a better, that is, an
heavenly one; wherefore God is not ashamed note to be
called their God; for He hath prepared for them a
city.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up
Isaac: and he who had received the promises, offered
up his note only son;
18 note of whom it was told him, that in
Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 note concluding that God
was able to raise him even from the dead; from whence
indeed he had in note a manner received him.
20 By faith
Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things future.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the
sons of Joseph; and worshipped leaning on the top of
his staff.
22 By faith Joseph when he note died, mentioned the
departure of the children of Israel and g ve18Q0016 a charge
concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three
months by his note parents, because they saw he was a fine
child, and they were not afraid of the king's note edict.
24 By faith Moses, when he was note grown up, refused to be
called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 chusing rather to
suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have
the temporary enjoyment of sin:
26 esteeming the reproach
of note Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt,
for he looked to the recompence of reward.
27 By faith
he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for
he continued firm as seeing Him who is invisible.
28 By
faith he observed the passover and note sprinkling of the
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blood, that he, who destroyed the first-born of the Egyptians,
might not touch note them.
29 By faith they passed
through the Red-sea, as by dry land, which the Egyptians
attempting to do were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they
had been note encompassed seven days.
31 By faith Rahab
the harlot perished not with the note unbelievers, having
received the spies with peace.
32 And what need I say
more? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon,
and Barak, and Sampson, and Jephthah, and David, and
Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 who by faith subdued
kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises,
stopped the mouths of lions,
34 quenched the violence of
fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were
made powerful, became strong in battle, and turned to
flight the armies of their note enemies.
35 Women received
their dead note raised to life again; and others were tortured
to death, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain
a better resurrection.
36 And others had the trial of
mockings and scourgings, and of bonds too and imprisonment.
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder,
were tempted, note were slain by the sword: they went
about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins, being destitute,
afflicted,
38 distressed, (of whom the world was not
worthy) wandering in deserts, and mountains, and dens,
and caves of the earth.
39 And these all, though they
obtained an honorable testimony by faith, yet received not
the promise;
40 God having provided something better
note concerning us, that without us they might not be
made perfect.
Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
