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let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in full assurance of faith, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies have been washed with pure water.Ezekiel 36:25; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 3:12; Hebrews 4:16; 9:14; James 1:6; 1 John 3:21;">[xr]

but my righteous one will live by faith,Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11;">[xr] and if he turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him."Isaiah 26:20 (LXX); Habakkuk 2:3-4 (LXX)">[fn]

Now, we do not belong to those who turn back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.Acts 16:30-31; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Peter 2:20-21;">[xr]

Now faith is the assurance of things we hope for, the certainty of things we cannot see.Romans 8:24-25; 2 Corinthians 4:18; 5:7;">[xr]

By faith we understand that the universe was prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are invisible.Genesis 1:1; Psalm 33:6; John 1:3; Hebrews 1:2; 2 Peter 3:5;">[xr]

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did,did">[fn] and by it he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faithby it">[fn] he continues to speak, even though he is dead.Genesis 4:4,10; Matthew 23:35; Hebrews 12:24; 1 John 3:12;">[xr]

By faith Enoch was taken away without experiencing death. He could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he won approval as one who pleased God.Genesis 5:22,24;">[xr]

Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently search for him.

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by it he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.Genesis 6:13,22; Romans 3:22; 4:13; Philippians 3:9; 1 Peter 3:20;">[xr]

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.Genesis 12:1,4; Acts 7:2-4;">[xr]

By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.Genesis 12:8; Hebrews 6:17;">[xr]

By faith Sarah, even though she was old and barren, received the strength to conceive, because she was convinced that the one who had made the promise was faithful.Genesis 17:19; 21:2; Luke 1:36; Romans 4:21; Hebrews 10:23;">[xr]

All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth.Genesis 23:4; 47:9; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalm 39:12; 119:19; John 8:56; Hebrews 11:27,39; 1 Peter 1:17; 2:11;">[xr]

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac. The man who had received the promises was about to offer his unique son,unique one">[fn]Genesis 22:1,9; James 2:21;">[xr]

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.Genesis 27:27,39;">[xr]

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons "and worshiped while leaningwhile leaning">[fn] on the top of his staff."[xr]

By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave them instructions about buryingburying">[fn] his bones.Genesis 50:24-25; Exodus 18:19;">[xr]

By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after he was born, because they saw that he was a beautiful child and were not afraid of the king's order.Exodus 1:16,22; 2:2; Acts 7:20;">[xr]

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,Exodus 2:10-11;">[xr]

By faith he left Egypt, without being afraid of the king's anger, and he persevered because he saw the one who is invisible.Exodus 10:28-29; 12:37; 13:17-18; Hebrews 13:13;">[xr]