3 •

Πίστει pistei • faith

νοοῦμεν nooumen • understand

κατηρτίσθαι katērtisthai • prepared

τοὺς tous • which

αἰῶνας aiōnas • worlds

ῥήματι rēmati • word

θεοῦ theou • God

εἰς eis • so

τὸ to • which

μὴ mē • not

ἐκ ek • of

φαινομένων phainomenōn • visible

τὸ to • which

βλεπόμενον blepomenon • seen

γεγονέναι. gegonenai • made

4 •

Πίστει pistei • faith

πλείονα pleiona • excellent

θυσίαν thusian • sacrifice

Ἅβελ abel • Abel

παρὰ para • than

Κάϊν kain • Cain

προσήνεγκεν prosēnenken • offered

τῷ tō • the

θεῷ theō • God

δι' di • through

ἧς ēs • which

ἐμαρτυρήθη emarturēthē • testifying

εἶναι einai • was

δίκαιος, dikaios • righteous

μαρτυροῦντος marturountos • testifying

ἐπὶ epi • about

τοῖς tois • the

δώροις dōrois • gifts

αὐτοῦ autou • him

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

καὶ kai • and

δι' di • through

αὐτῆς autēs • her

ἀποθανὼν apothanōn • dead

ἔτι eti • still

λαλεῖ. lalei • speaks

5 •

πίστει pistei • faith

Ἑνὼχ enōch • Enoch

μετετέθη metetethē • taken

τοῦ tou • the

μὴ mē • not

ἰδεῖν idein • be aware

θάνατον, thanaton • death

καὶ kai • and

οὐχ ouch • not

ηὑρίσκετο ēurisketo • found

διότι dioti • because

μετέθηκεν metethēken • taken

αὐτὸν auton • he

ὁ o • the

θεός. theos • God

πρὸ pro • before

γὰρ gar • for

τῆς tēs • the

μεταθέσεως metatheseōs • translation

μεμαρτύρηται memarturētai • testimony

εὐαρεστηκέναι euarestēkenai • pleasing

τῷ tō • the

θεῷ· theō • God

6 •

χωρὶς chōris • without

δὲ de • But

πίστεως pisteōs • faith

ἀδύνατον adunaton • impossible

εὐαρεστῆσαι· euarestēsai • please

πιστεῦσαι pisteusai • believe

γὰρ gar • for

δεῖ dei • must

τὸν ton • those

προσερχόμενον proserchomenon • comes

τῷ tō • those

θεῷ theō • God

ὅτι oti • that

ἔστιν estin • is

καὶ kai • and

τοῖς tois • those

ἐκζητοῦσιν ekzētousin • seek

αὐτὸν auton • him

μισθαποδότης misthapodotēs • rewarder

γίνεται. ginetai • happen

7 •

πίστει pistei • faith

χρηματισθεὶς chrēmatistheis • warned

Νῶε nōe • Noah

περὶ peri • about

τῶν tōn • the

μηδέπω mēdepō • yet

βλεπομένων blepomenōn • seen

εὐλαβηθεὶς eulabētheis • reverence

κατεσκεύασεν kateskeuasen • prepared

κιβωτὸν kibōton • ark

εἰς eis • to

σωτηρίαν sōtērian • salvation

τοῦ tou • the

οἴκου oikou • household

αὐτοῦ autou • his

δι' di • by

ἧς ēs • which

κατέκρινεν katekrinen • condemned

τὸν ton • the

κόσμον, kosmon • world

καὶ kai • and

τῆς tēs • the

κατὰ kata • according

πίστιν pistin • faith

δικαιοσύνης dikaiosunēs • righteousness

ἐγένετο egeneto • became

κληρονόμος. klēronomos • heir

8 •

Πίστει pistei • faith

καλούμενος kaloumenos • called

Ἀβραὰμ abraam • Abraham

ὑπήκουσεν upēkousen • obeyed

ἐξελθεῖν exelthein • going

εἰς eis • in

τόπον topon • place

ὃν on • which

ἤμελλεν ēmellen • after

λαμβάνειν lambanein • receive

εἰς eis • in

κληρονομίαν, klēronomian • inheritance

καὶ kai • and

ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen • going

μὴ mē • not

ἐπιστάμενος epistamenos • knowing

ποῦ pou • where

ἔρχεται. erchetai • going

9 •

πίστει pistei • faith

παρῴκησεν parōkēsen • sojourned

εἰς eis • in

γῆν gēn • land

τῆς tēs • the

ἐπαγγελίας epangelias • promise

ὡς ōs • as

ἀλλοτρίαν allotrian • foreign

ἐν en • in

σκηναῖς skēnais • tents

κατοικήσας katoikēsas • dwelling

μετὰ meta • with

Ἰσαὰκ isaak • Isaac

καὶ kai • and

Ἰακὼβ iakōb • Jacob

τῶν tōn • the

συγκληρονόμων sunklēronomōn • him

τῆς tēs • the

ἐπαγγελίας epangelias • promise

τῆς tēs • the

αὐτῆς· autēs • same

10 •

ἐξεδέχετο exedecheto • looking

γὰρ gar • For

τὴν tēn • the

τοὺς tous • the

θεμελίους themelious • foundations

ἔχουσαν echousan • has

πόλιν polin • city

ἧς ēs • which

τεχνίτης technitēs • architect

καὶ kai • and

δημιουργὸς dēmiourgos • builder

ὁ o • the

θεός. theos • God

11 •

πίστει pistei • faith

καὶ kai • even

αὐτὴ autē • herself

Σάρρα sarra • Sarah

[στεῖρα] steira • barren

δύναμιν dunamin • ability

εἰς eis • to

καταβολὴν katabolēn • conceive

σπέρματος spermatos • seed

ἔλαβεν elaben • received

καὶ kai • even

παρὰ para • beyond

καιρὸν kairon • age

ἡλικίας ēlikias • life

ἐπεὶ epei • since

πιστὸν piston • faithful

ἡγήσατο ēgēsato • considered

τὸν ton • the

ἐπαγγειλάμενον. epangeilamenon • promised

12 •

διὸ dio • therefore

καὶ kai • even

ἀφ' aph • of

ἑνὸς enos • one

ἐγεννήθησαν, egennēthēsan • bear

καὶ kai • even

ταῦτα tauta • him

νενεκρωμένου, nenekrōmenou • dead

καθὼς kathōs • as

τὰ ta • which

ἄστρα astra • stars

τοῦ tou • which

οὐρανοῦ ouranou • heaven

τῷ tō • which

πλήθει plēthei • number

καὶ kai • even

ὡς ōs • as

ἡ ē • which

ἄμμος ammos • sand

ἡ ē • which

παρὰ para • by

τὸ to • which

χεῖλος cheilos • shore

τῆς tēs • which

θαλάσσης thalassēs • seashore

ἡ ē • which

ἀναρίθμητος. anarithmētos • innumerable

13 •

Κατὰ kata • in

πίστιν pistin • faith

ἀπέθανον apethanon • died

οὗτοι outoi • these

πάντες, pantes • all

μὴ mē • without

κομισάμενοι / λαβόντες labontes • received

τὰς tas • the

ἐπαγγελίας epangelias • promises

ἀλλὰ alla • but

πόρρωθεν porrōthen • distance

αὐτὰς autas • them

ἰδόντες idontes • seen

καὶ kai • and

ἀσπασάμενοι aspasamenoi • welcomed

καὶ kai • and

ὁμολογήσαντες omologēsantes • confessed

ὅτι oti • that

ξένοι xenoi • strangers

καὶ kai • and

παρεπίδημοί parepidēmoi • exiles

εἰσιν eisin • were

ἐπὶ epi • on

τῆς tēs • the

γῆς. gēs • earth

14 •

οἱ oi • those

γὰρ gar • For

τοιαῦτα toiauta • things

λέγοντες legontes • say

ἐμφανίζουσιν emphanizousin • plainly

ὅτι oti • that

πατρίδα patrida • country

ἐπιζητοῦσιν. epizētousin • seeking

15 •

καὶ kai • And

εἰ ei • if

μὲν men • indeed

ἐκείνης ekeinēs • that

ἐμνημόνευον emnēmoneuon • thinking

ἀφ' aph • from

ἧς ēs • which

ἐξέβησαν, exebēsan • end

εἶχον eichon • had

ἂν an • whatever

καιρὸν kairon • opportunity

ἀνακάμψαι· anakampsai • return

16 •

νῦν nun • henceforth

δὲ de • But

κρείττονος kreittonos • better

ὀρέγονται oregontai • desire

τοῦτ' tout • this

ἔστιν estin • are

ἐπουρανίου. epouraniou • heavenly

διὸ dio • therefore

οὐκ ouk • not

ἐπαισχύνεται epaischunetai • ashamed

αὐτοὺς autous • he

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

θεὸς theos • God

ἐπικαλεῖσθαι epikaleisthai • called

αὐτῶν· autōn • himself

ἡτοίμασεν ētoimasen • prepared

γὰρ gar • for

αὐτοῖς autois • them

πόλιν. polin • city

17 •

Πίστει pistei • faith

προσενήνοχεν prosenēnochen • offered

Ἀβραὰμ abraam • Abraham

τὸν ton • the

Ἰσαὰκ isaak • Isaac

πειραζόμενος peirazomenos • tested

καὶ kai • and

τὸν ton • the

μονογενῆ monogenē • begotten

προσέφερεν, prosepheren • offered

ὁ o • the

τὰς tas • the

ἐπαγγελίας epangelias • promises

ἀναδεξάμενος, anadexamenos • received

18 •

πρὸς pros • Of

ὃν on • whom

ἐλαλήθη elalēthē • said

ὅτι oti • That

ἐν en • in

Ἰσαὰκ isaak • Isaac

κληθήσεταί klēthēsetai • called

σοι soi • your

σπέρμα, sperma • descendants

19 •

λογισάμενος logisamenos • considered

ὅτι oti • that

καὶ kai • even

ἐκ ek • from

νεκρῶν nekrōn • dead

ἐγείρειν egeirein • raise

δυνατὸς dunatos • able

ὁ o • the

θεός, theos • God

ὅθεν othen • which

αὐτὸν auton • him

καὶ kai • even

ἐν en • in

παραβολῇ parabolē • type

ἐκομίσατο. ekomisato • received

20 •

πίστει pistei • faith

καὶ kai • even

περὶ peri • regarding

μελλόντων mellontōn • come

εὐλόγησεν eulogēsen • blessed

Ἰσαὰκ isaak • Isaac

τὸν ton • the

Ἰακὼβ iakōb • Jacob

καὶ kai • even

τὸν ton • the

Ἠσαῦ. ēsau • Esau

21 •

πίστει pistei • faith

Ἰακὼβ iakōb • Jacob

ἀποθνῄσκων apothnēskōn • dying

ἕκαστον ekaston • each

τῶν tōn • the

υἱῶν uiōn • sons

Ἰωσὴφ iōsēph • Joseph

εὐλόγησεν eulogēsen • blessed

καὶ kai • and

προσεκύνησεν prosekunēsen • worshiped

ἐπὶ epi • upon

τὸ to • the

ἄκρον akron • top

τῆς tēs • the

ῥάβδου rabdou • staff

αὐτοῦ. autou • his

22 •

πίστει pistei • faith

Ἰωσὴφ iōsēph • Joseph

τελευτῶν teleutōn • dying

περὶ peri • concerning

τῆς tēs • the

ἐξόδου exodou • exodus

τῶν tōn • the

υἱῶν uiōn • sons

Ἰσραὴλ israēl • Israel

ἐμνημόνευσεν emnēmoneusen • mention

καὶ kai • and

περὶ peri • concerning

τῶν tōn • the

ὀστέων osteōn • bones

αὐτοῦ autou • his

ἐνετείλατο. eneteilato • commandment

23 •

Πίστει pistei • faith

Μωϋσῆς mōusēs • Moses

γεννηθεὶς gennētheis • born

ἐκρύβη ekrubē • hidden

τρίμηνον trimēnon • months

ὑπὸ upo • of

τῶν tōn • the

πατέρων paterōn • parents

αὐτοῦ, autou • his

διότι dioti • because

εἶδον eidon • saw

ἀστεῖον asteion • beautiful

τὸ to • the

παιδίον paidion • child

καὶ kai • and

οὐκ ouk • not

ἐφοβήθησαν ephobēthēsan • afraid

τὸ to • the

διάταγμα diatagma • edict

τοῦ tou • the

βασιλέως. basileōs • king's

24 •

πίστει pistei • faith

Μωϋσῆς mōusēs • Moses

μέγας megas • grown

γενόμενος genomenos • come

ἠρνήσατο ērnēsato • refused

λέγεσθαι legesthai • called

υἱὸς uios • son

θυγατρὸς thugatros • daughter

Φαραώ, pharaō • Pharaoh's

25 •

μᾶλλον mallon • rather

ἑλόμενος elomenos • choosing

συγκακουχεῖσθαι sunkakoucheisthai • affliction

τῷ tō • the

λαῷ laō • people

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

ἢ ē • than

πρόσκαιρον proskairon • passing

ἔχειν echein • pleasures

ἁμαρτίας amartias • sin

ἀπόλαυσιν, apolausin • enjoy

26 •

μείζονα meizona • greater

πλοῦτον plouton • riches

ἡγησάμενος ēgēsamenos • considering

τῶν tōn • the

Αἰγύπτου aiguptou • Egypt

θησαυρῶν thēsaurōn • treasures

τὸν ton • the

ὀνειδισμὸν oneidismon • reproach

τοῦ tou • the

Χριστοῦ· christou • Christ

ἀπέβλεπεν apeblepen • looking

γὰρ gar • for

εἰς eis • unto

τὴν tēn • the

μισθαποδοσίαν. misthapodosian • reward

27 •

πίστει pistei • faith

κατέλιπεν katelipen • left

Αἴγυπτον aigupton • Egypt

μὴ mē • not

φοβηθεὶς phobētheis • fearing

τὸν ton • the

θυμὸν thumon • wrath

τοῦ tou • the

βασιλέως· basileōs • king

τὸν ton • the

γὰρ gar • for

ἀόρατον aoraton • unseen

ὡς ōs • as

ὁρῶν orōn • seeing

ἐκαρτέρησεν. ekarterēsen • endured

28 •

πίστει pistei • faith

πεποίηκεν pepoiēken • kept

τὸ to • the

πάσχα pascha • Passover

καὶ kai • and

τὴν tēn • the

πρόσχυσιν proschusin • sprinkling

τοῦ tou • the

αἵματος, aimatos • blood

ἵνα ina • so

μὴ mē • not

ὁ o • the

ὀλοθρεύων olothreuōn • destroyed

τὰ ta • the

πρωτότοκα prōtotoka • firstborn

θίγῃ thigē • touch

αὐτῶν. autōn • them

29 •

πίστει pistei • faith

διέβησαν diebēsan • pass through

τὴν tēn • the

ἐρυθρὰν eruthran • red

θάλασσαν thalassan • sea

ὡς ōs • though

διὰ dia • through

ξηρᾶς xēras • dry

γῆς, gēs • land

ἧς ēs • which

πεῖραν peiran • attempted

λαβόντες labontes • take

οἱ oi • the

Αἰγύπτιοι aiguptioi • Egyptians

κατεπόθησαν. katepothēsan • drowned

30 •

πίστει pistei • faith

τὰ ta • the

τείχη teichē • walls

Ἰεριχὼ ierichō • Jericho

ἔπεσαν epesan • fall down

κυκλωθέντα kuklōthenta • encircled

ἐπὶ epi • about

ἑπτὰ epta • seven

ἡμέρας. ēmeras • days

31 •

πίστει pistei • faith

Ῥαὰβ raab • Rahab

ἡ ē • those

πόρνη pornē • harlot

οὐ ou • not

συναπώλετο sunapōleto • perished

τοῖς tois • those

ἀπειθήσασιν apeithēsasin • disobedient

δεξαμένη dexamenē • welcomed

τοὺς tous • those

κατασκόπους kataskopous • spies

μετ' met • with

εἰρήνης. eirēnēs • peace

32 •

Καὶ kai • and

τί ti • what

ἔτι eti • more

λέγω; legō • said

ἐπιλείψει epileipsei • fail

με me • me

γὰρ gar • for

διηγούμενον diēgoumenon • tell

ὁ o • the

χρόνος chronos • time

περὶ peri • of

Γεδεών, gedeōn • Gideon

Βαράκ barak • Barak

Σαμψών, sampsōn • Samson

Ἰεφθάε, iephthae • Jephthah

Δαυίδ dauid • David

τε te • and

καὶ kai • and

Σαμουὴλ samouēl • Samuel

καὶ kai • and

τῶν tōn • the

προφητῶν, prophētōn • prophets

33 •

οἳ oi • who

διὰ dia • through

πίστεως pisteōs • faith

κατηγωνίσαντο katēgōnisanto • conquered

βασιλείας, basileias • kingdoms

εἰργάσαντο eirgasanto • performed

δικαιοσύνην, dikaiosunēn • righteousness

ἐπέτυχον epetuchon • obtained

ἐπαγγελιῶν, epangeliōn • promises

ἔφραξαν ephraxan • shut

στόματα stomata • mouths

λεόντων, leontōn • lions

34 •

ἔσβεσαν esbesan • quenched

δύναμιν dunamin • power

πυρός, puros • fire

ἔφυγον ephugon • escaped

στόματα stomata • edge

μαχαίρης, machairēs • sword

ἐδυναμώθησαν edunamōthēsan • strengthen

ἀπὸ apo • of

ἀσθενείας, astheneias • weakness

ἐγενήθησαν egenēthēsan • became

ἰσχυροὶ ischuroi • mighty

ἐν en • in

πολέμῳ, polemō • war

παρεμβολὰς parembolas • armies

ἔκλιναν eklinan • put

ἀλλοτρίων. allotriōn • foreign

35 •

ἔλαβον elabon • received

γυναῖκες gunaikes • women

ἐξ ex • again

ἀναστάσεως anastaseōs • resurrection

τοὺς tous • the

νεκροὺς nekrous • dead

αὐτῶν· autōn • their

ἄλλοι alloi • others

δὲ de • and

ἐτυμπανίσθησαν etumpanisthēsan • tortured

οὐ ou • not

προσδεξάμενοι prosdexamenoi • accepting

τὴν tēn • the

ἀπολύτρωσιν, apolutrōsin • release

ἵνα ina • so

κρείττονος kreittonos • better

ἀναστάσεως anastaseōs • resurrection

τύχωσιν. tuchōsin • obtain

36 •

ἕτεροι eteroi • others

δὲ de • also

ἐμπαιγμῶν empaigmōn • mockings

καὶ kai • and

μαστίγων mastigōn • scourgings

πεῖραν peiran • trial

ἔλαβον, elabon • experienced

ἔτι eti • yes

δὲ de • also

δεσμῶν desmōn • chains

καὶ kai • and

φυλακῆς· phulakēs • imprisonment

37 •

ἐλιθάσθησαν, elithasthēsan • stoned

(ἐπειράσθησαν), epeirasthēsan • tempted

ἐπρίσθησαν epristhēsan • asunder

ἐν en • in

φόνῳ phonō • sword

μαχαίρης machairēs • sword

ἀπέθανον, apethanon • slain

περιῆλθον periēlthon • about

ἐν en • in

μηλωταῖς, mēlōtais • sheepskins

ἐν en • in

αἰγείοις aigeiois • goatskins

δέρμασιν, dermasin • skin

ὑστερούμενοι, usteroumenoi • destitute

θλιβόμενοι, thlibomenoi • afflicted

κακουχούμενοι, kakouchoumenoi • ill-treated

38 •

ὧν ōn • whom

οὐκ ouk • not

ἦν ēn • was

ἄξιος axios • worthy

ὁ o • the

κόσμος, kosmos • world

ἐπὶ epi • above

ἐρημίαις erēmiais • deserts

πλανώμενοι planōmenoi • wandering

καὶ kai • and

ὄρεσιν oresin • mountains

καὶ kai • and

σπηλαίοις spēlaiois • caves

καὶ kai • and

ταῖς tais • the

ὀπαῖς opais • holes

τῆς tēs • the

γῆς. gēs • ground

39 •

Καὶ kai • And

οὗτοι outoi • these

πάντες pantes • all

μαρτυρηθέντες marturēthentes • report

διὰ dia • through

τῆς tēs • the

πίστεως pisteōs • faith

οὐκ ouk • not

ἐκομίσαντο ekomisanto • receive

τὴν tēn • the

ἐπαγγελίαν, epangelian • promise

40 •

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

περὶ peri • for

ἡμῶν ēmōn • us

κρεῖττόν kreitton • better

τι ti • something

προβλεψαμένου, problepsamenou • provided

ἵνα ina • so

μὴ mē • not

χωρὶς chōris • apart

ἡμῶν ēmōn • us

τελειωθῶσιν. teleiōthōsin • consecrate