These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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Hebrews 11
Brit Hadashah 40 verses
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Now is a well-grounded assurance of that for which we , and a conviction of the reality of things which we do not see.
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2 Corinthians 5:7 2 Corinthians 4:18 Romans 8:24-25 Hebrews 11:7 Hebrews 6:18-19 1 Peter 1:7-8 Hebrews 11:27 1 Corinthians 13:13 Psalm 27:13 Psalm 42:11 Hebrews 3:14 Hebrews 10:22 Hebrews 11:13 2 Corinthians 5:17 Hebrews 2:3 Galatians 5:6 Hebrews 10:39 Acts 20:21 Hebrews 6:12 2 Corinthians 11:17 Titus 1:1 2 Peter 1:1 2 Corinthians 9:4 -
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For by it the saints of old won Elohim’s approval.
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- 3 Through we understand that the worlds came into being, and still exist, at the command of , so that what is seen does not owe its existence to that which is visible.
- 4 Through offered to a more acceptable than did, and through this he obtained testimony that he was righteous, giving the testimony by accepting his gifts; and through it, though he is dead, he still speaks.
- 5 Through was taken from the earth so that he did not see death, and he could not be found, because had taken him; for before he was taken we have evidence that he truly pleased .
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But where there is no it is impossible truly to please Him; for the man who draws near to must believe that there is a and that He proves Himself a rewarder of those who earnestly try to find Him.
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Proverbs 8:17 Jeremiah 29:13-14 Luke 12:31 1 Chronicles 28:9 Matthew 6:33 Psalm 119:10 Hebrews 3:12 Hebrews 4:6 Psalm 105:3-4 Hebrews 7:25 2 Peter 1:10 Hebrews 7:19 Romans 10:14 Galatians 5:6 Psalm 78:32 Hebrews 3:18-19 John 14:6 Hebrews 4:2 Psalm 73:28 Revelation 21:8 John 3:18-19 Mark 16:17 Numbers 14:11 Psalm 106:24 Hebrews 11:26 2 Peter 3:14 Psalm 58:11 Proverbs 11:18 Psalm 78:22 2 Peter 1:5 Matthew 6:1-2 Isaiah 7:9 Matthew 6:5 Matthew 5:12 Song of Solomon 3:1-4 Genesis 15:1 Isaiah 55:3 Matthew 6:16 Jeremiah 2:31 Psalm 106:21-22 Numbers 20:12 Job 21:14 Ruth 2:12 John 8:24 Luke 6:35 Matthew 10:41-42 -
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Through , 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 which depends on .
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1 Peter 3:20 Romans 4:13 Ezekiel 14:14 Ezekiel 14:20 Romans 9:30 Luke 17:26 Genesis 6:13 Hebrews 5:7 Romans 4:11 Romans 10:6 Exodus 9:18-21 Genesis 6:9 Philippians 3:9 Matthew 12:41-42 Genesis 8:16 Romans 1:17 Romans 3:22 Genesis 19:14 2 Peter 3:6 2 Peter 1:1 Matthew 24:25 Luke 11:31-32 Proverbs 27:12 Matthew 24:38 Proverbs 22:3 Genesis 7:5 Matthew 3:7 Galatians 5:5 Genesis 7:23 Matthew 24:15 2 Peter 2:5 Hebrews 11:1 Ezekiel 3:17-19 -
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Through , upon being called to leave home and go into a land which he was soon to receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going to.
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Genesis 12:1-4 Genesis 12:7 Acts 7:2-4 Matthew 7:24-25 1 Peter 1:22 Romans 10:16 James 2:14-16 Psalm 105:9-11 Genesis 22:18 Genesis 15:7-8 Joshua 24:3 Isaiah 51:2 Isaiah 41:2 Nehemiah 9:7-8 Ezekiel 36:24 Deuteronomy 9:5 Hebrews 11:33 1 Peter 4:17 Genesis 15:5 Romans 6:17 Genesis 26:3 Genesis 17:8 Romans 1:5 Genesis 11:31 Genesis 13:15-17 2 Corinthians 10:5 Hebrews 5:9 1 Peter 3:1 - 9 Through he came and made his home for a time in a land which had been promised to him, as if in a foreign country, living in tents together with and , sharers with him in the same promise;
- 10 for he continually looked forward to the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is .
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Through even herself received strength to become a mother—although she was past the time of life for this—because she judged Him faithful who had given the promise.
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And thus there sprang from one man, and him practically dead, a nation like the stars of the sky in number, and like the sands on the sea shore which cannot be counted.
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All these died in the possession of . They had not received the promised blessings, but had seen them from a distance and had greeted them, and had acknowledged themselves to be foreigners and strangers here on earth;
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Genesis 23:4 John 8:56 Hebrews 11:39 Psalm 39:12 Genesis 49:18 Hebrews 11:27 Genesis 47:9 Matthew 13:17 1 Peter 2:11 Genesis 49:33 Psalm 119:19 Numbers 24:17 Job 19:25 Genesis 27:2-4 John 12:41 Genesis 25:8 Genesis 50:24 Genesis 48:21 Romans 4:21 1 Peter 1:10-12 Genesis 49:10 Ephesians 2:19 1 John 3:19 1 Chronicles 29:14-15 1 Peter 1:17 Romans 8:24 Genesis 49:28 -
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for men who acknowledge this make it manifest that they are seeking elsewhere a country of their own.
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And if they had cherished the remembrance of the country they had left, they would have found an opportunity to return;
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but, as it is, we see them eager for a better land, that is to say, a heavenly one. For this reason is not ashamed to be called their , for He has now prepared a city for them.
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Exodus 3:6 Hebrews 13:14 Hebrews 11:10 Hebrews 2:11 Matthew 25:34 Genesis 17:7-8 Exodus 3:15 Isaiah 41:8-10 Mark 8:38 Genesis 28:13 Hebrews 11:14 Acts 7:32 Philippians 3:20 Luke 12:32 2 Timothy 4:18 John 14:2 Jeremiah 31:1 Hebrews 12:22 Luke 20:37 Matthew 22:31-32 Mark 12:26 Exodus 4:5 Genesis 26:24 - 17 Through , as soon as put him to the test, offered up . Yes, he who had joyfully welcomed the promises was on the point of sacrificing his only son
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with regard to whom he had been told, “It is through that your posterity shall be traced.”
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For he reckoned that is even able to raise a man up from among the dead, and, figuratively speaking, it was from among the dead that he received again.
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Through blessed and , even in connexion with things soon to come.
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Through , when dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and, leaning on the top of his staff, worshipped .
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Through , when he was near his end, made mention of the departure of the descendants of , and gave orders about his own body.
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- 23 Through the child was hid for three months by his parents, because they saw his rare beauty; and the king’s edict had no terror for them.
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Through , when he grew to manhood, refused to be known as Pharaoh’s daughter’s son,
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having determined to endure ill-treatment along with the people of rather than enjoy the short-lived pleasures of sin;
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Psalm 84:10 Job 20:5 2 Corinthians 5:17 Job 36:21 Hebrews 4:9 1 Peter 4:12-16 Hebrews 10:32 1 Peter 1:6-7 Isaiah 47:8-9 2 Timothy 3:11-12 Matthew 5:10-12 James 5:5 Luke 16:25 2 Thessalonians 1:3-6 Romans 8:17-18 Romans 5:3 Revelation 18:7 2 Timothy 2:3-10 Acts 20:23-24 1 Peter 2:10 Colossians 1:24 Matthew 13:21 Psalm 47:9 Romans 8:35-39 Isaiah 21:4 James 1:20 Luke 12:19-20 Job 21:11-13 Psalm 73:18-20 Acts 7:24-25 Hebrews 11:37 2 Timothy 1:8 -
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because he deemed the reproaches which he might meet with in the service of the to be greater riches than all the treasures of ; for he fixed his gaze on the coming reward.
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Hebrews 13:13 Hebrews 10:35 Hebrews 2:2 1 Peter 4:14 Psalm 89:50-51 Philippians 3:7 Ruth 2:12 Matthew 5:12 Jeremiah 9:23-24 Isaiah 51:7 Ephesians 3:8 Acts 5:41 Matthew 6:1 Psalm 37:16 1 Peter 1:11 Luke 14:14 Matthew 10:41 Psalm 69:20 Proverbs 23:18 Hebrews 10:33 Revelation 2:9 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Corinthians 6:10 Hebrews 11:6 Psalm 69:7 Revelation 3:18 Ephesians 1:18 Proverbs 11:18 -
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Through he left , not being frightened by the king’s anger; for he held on his course as seeing the unseen One.
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Hebrews 11:13 Exodus 14:10-13 Exodus 10:28-29 1 Timothy 1:17 Exodus 2:14-15 Hebrews 11:1 Hebrews 12:2-3 Hebrews 6:15 1 Timothy 6:16 Mark 13:13 2 Corinthians 4:18 Exodus 12:37-42 Exodus 12:11 Matthew 24:13 James 5:11 Matthew 10:22 Mark 4:17 Psalm 16:8 1 Corinthians 13:7 Exodus 4:19 Exodus 11:8 Exodus 12:50 Hebrews 10:32 1 Peter 1:8 Exodus 13:17-21 Acts 2:25 -
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Through he instituted the Passover, and the sprinkling with so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites.
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- 29 Through they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing over dry land, but the Egyptians, when they tried to do the same, were swallowed up.
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Through the walls of fell to the ground after being surrounded for seven days.
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Through the notorious sinner Rahab did not perish along with the disobedient, for she had welcomed the spies and had sheltered them.
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And why need I say more? For time will fail me if I tell the story of , Barak, , Jephthah, and of and and the Prophets;
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1 Samuel 16:13 1 Samuel 16:1 1 Samuel 1:20 Judges 13:1-16 Judges 11:1-12 Acts 2:29-31 Acts 3:24 Acts 13:20 Acts 10:43 1 Peter 1:10-12 1 Samuel 3:1-12 2 Peter 1:21 Romans 7:7 Romans 4:1 Matthew 5:12 John 21:25 Judges 13:24 1 Samuel 2:18 Acts 13:22-36 Romans 3:5 Judges 6:11 1 Samuel 12:11 1 Samuel 2:11 Luke 13:28 1 Samuel 17:1-18 Romans 6:1 1 Samuel 28:3-25 Judges 4:1 James 5:10 Jeremiah 15:1 2 Peter 3:2 Psalm 99:6 Luke 16:31 - 33 men who, as the result of , conquered whole kingdoms, brought about true justice, obtained promises from , stopped lions’ mouths,
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deprived fire of its power, escaped being killed by the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put to flight foreign armies.
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2 Samuel 10:15-19 1 Samuel 17:51-52 1 Kings 19:3 2 Kings 6:32 2 Kings 6:16-18 Psalm 144:10 Judges 7:19-25 Judges 15:8 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Judges 15:14-20 2 Kings 20:7-11 2 Chronicles 32:20-22 Job 5:20 Daniel 3:19-28 1 Peter 4:12 Job 42:10 2 Chronicles 20:6-25 Psalm 6:8 Judges 16:19-30 Psalm 66:12 2 Chronicles 14:11-14 Isaiah 43:2 2 Samuel 8:1-18 2 Chronicles 16:1-9 1 Samuel 14:13-15 Jeremiah 26:24 2 Samuel 21:16-17 1 Samuel 20:1 Judges 8:4-10 - 35 Women received back their dear ones alive from the dead; and others were put to death with torture, refusing the deliverance offered to them—that they might secure a better resurrection.
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Others again were tested by cruel mockery and by scourging; yes, and by chains and imprisonment.
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Jeremiah 20:2 Genesis 39:20 Jeremiah 32:2-3 2 Chronicles 36:16 2 Chronicles 16:10 Jeremiah 20:7 2 Chronicles 30:10 1 Kings 22:27 Jeremiah 37:15-21 Lamentations 3:52-55 1 Kings 22:24 Acts 24:27 Luke 23:36 Acts 16:22-40 Acts 5:18 Acts 12:4-19 Luke 18:32 Luke 23:11 Jeremiah 36:6 Matthew 23:34 Jeremiah 38:28 Psalm 105:17-18 Matthew 27:26 Hebrews 10:34 Mark 10:34 Revelation 2:10 Jeremiah 38:6-13 Ephesians 3:1 Acts 8:3 Judges 16:25 Matthew 20:19 Acts 4:3 Matthew 21:35 2 Timothy 2:9 2 Kings 2:23 Ephesians 4:1 2 Corinthians 11:23-25 2 Timothy 1:16 Jeremiah 29:26 Acts 21:33 Acts 5:40 Jeremiah 32:8 -
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They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried by temptation, they were killed with the sword. They went from place to place in sheepskins or goatskins, enduring want, oppression and cruelty.
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1 Kings 19:10 2 Chronicles 24:21 Jeremiah 26:23 2 Kings 1:8 1 Kings 21:13-15 Matthew 8:20 2 Corinthians 11:23-27 Matthew 23:35-37 1 Kings 18:4 John 10:31-33 Acts 12:2-3 Matthew 3:4 James 5:10-11 Acts 7:52 1 Kings 19:14 Zechariah 13:9 Luke 11:51-54 Lamentations 4:13-14 Acts 7:58-59 Hebrews 12:1-3 1 Kings 19:1 1 Samuel 22:17-19 1 Kings 21:10 Revelation 11:3 2 Corinthians 12:10 Jeremiah 2:30 1 Kings 18:13 Matthew 21:35 Luke 13:34 Acts 14:19 1 Corinthians 4:9-13 - 38 They wandered across deserts and mountains, or hid themselves in caves and in holes in the ground.
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And although by their all these people won Elohim’s approval, none of them received the fulfilment of His great promise;
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- 40 for had provided for them and us something better, so that apart from us they were not to attain to full blessedness.