These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced [them] and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

"testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these [is] love.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,

that the genuineness of your faith, [being] much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

[I would have lost heart,] unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard [Him,]

For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

lest if [some] Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting.

What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

that by two immutable things, in which it [is] impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before [us.]

This [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence [behind] the veil,

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for [it] with perseverance.

while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen [are] temporary, but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.

Therefore, if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see [Him,] yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,