By Faith

1 Now faith is the assurance of things ^ohoped for, the conviction of things ^pnot seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation.

8 By faith ^xAbraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith ^yhe went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the ^zcity that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the ^yson of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the ^zreproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the ^areward. 27 By faith ^bhe left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is ^cinvisible. 28 By faith ^dhe kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the ^eDestroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

29 By faith ^fthe people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. 30 By faith ^gthe walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.

39 And all these, though ^vcommended through their faith, ^wdid not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not ^xbe made perfect.

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also ^ylay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us ^zrun with ^aendurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the ^bfounder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him ^cendured the cross, despising the shame, and is ^dseated at the right hand of the throne of God.