¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.

⁷ (For we are walking by faith, not by seeing,)

¹⁸ While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

²⁴ For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?

²⁵ But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

⁷ By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

¹⁸ So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

¹⁹ And this hope is like a strong band for our souls, fixed and certain, and going in to that which is inside the veil;

²⁷ By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.

⁷ So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

⁸ To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

¹³ But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

¹³ I had almost given up my hope of seeing the blessing of the Lord in the land of the living.

¹¹ Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

¹³ All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.

²² Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:

¹⁴ For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;

¹⁷ So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.

²¹ Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁶ Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

³ What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

¹² So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

³⁹ But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

¹ Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,

¹⁷ What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.

⁴ For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.