Bible verses about "faith" | ACV

⁵ Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding. ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.

⁷ for we walk by faith, not by sight.

⁸ For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you,

⁵ so that your faith would not be in wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

¹ Now faith is the foundation of hoping, the evidence of events not being seen. ² For by this the ancients were well reported. ³ By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by the word of God. For the things that are seen do not come to be from that which is visible. ⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, because of which he was reported to be righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through it, he who died still speaks. ⁵ By faith Enoch was transferred to not see death, and he was not found, because God transferred him. For before his removal he was reported to be pleasing to God. ⁶ And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him. ⁷ By faith Noah, being divinely warned about things not yet seen, moved with awe, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became an heir of righteousness according to faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out to the place that he was going to take for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he lived alien in the land of promise as a foreigner, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise. ¹⁰ For he anticipated the city that has the foundations, whose builder and architect is God. ¹¹ By faith even Sarah herself received power for conception of seed, and she gave birth beyond the time of age, because she considered him faithful who promised. ¹² And therefore from one man, and these things having become deadened, were begotten as the stars of the heaven for multitude, and as the sand of the seashore, countless. ¹³ All these died in faith, not having taken the promises, but who saw and greeted them from afar, and who confessed that they were foreigners and sojourners on the earth. ¹⁴ For those who say such things show that they are seeking a fatherland. ¹⁵ And if indeed they remembered that from which they came out, they would have had time to return. ¹⁶ But now they aspire for a superior one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. ¹⁷ By faith Abraham, being tested, offered Isaac. And he who received the promises offered his only begotten son, ¹⁸ about whom it was said, The seed by thee will be called in Isaac. ¹⁹ Having reckoned that God is able to raise up even from the dead, from where also, in a figure, he did receive him back. ²⁰ By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau about things coming. ²¹ By faith Jacob, while dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed in worship upon the top of his staff. ²² By faith Joseph, while perishing, remembered about the exodus of the sons of Israel, and commanded about his bones. ²³ By faith Moses, after being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child well-formed, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. ²⁴ By faith Moses, having become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, ²⁵ having chosen rather to be mistreated with the people of God, than to have the pleasure of sin temporarily. ²⁶ Having esteemed the vilification of the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he focused toward the recompense of reward. ²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, not having feared the wrath of the king, for he persevered as seeing the invisible. ²⁸ By faith he performed the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who was destroying the firstborn would not touch them. ²⁹ By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land, of which the Egyptians, having taken an attempt, were drowned. ³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, having been encircled for seven days. ³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot was not destroyed with those who were disobedient, having received the spies with peace. ³² And what shall I say further? For the time would fail me telling about Gideon, also Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets, ³³ who, through faith, conquered kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, closed the mouths of lions, ³⁴ quenched the force of fire, escaped the jaw of the sword. Out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, bowed down armies of aliens. ³⁵ Women took hold of their dead from a resurrection, but others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, so that they might experience a superior resurrection. ³⁶ And others took a trial of mockings and scourgings, and moreover of bonds and imprisonment. ³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawed apart, they were tempted, they died in murder by sword. They wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, restricted, tormented ³⁸ (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth. ³⁹ And all these, having been well reported through faith, did not receive the promise, ⁴⁰ God having foreseen something superior concerning us, so that without us they would not be made fully perfect.

¹ Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us. ² Looking to Jesus the pathfinder and perfecter of the faith, who, against the joy set before him, endured a cross, having despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ For consider the man who endured such hostility against him by sinners, so that ye may not be weary in your souls, being disheartened. ⁴ Ye have not yet resisted as far as blood, struggling against sin. ⁵ And have ye forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as with sons, My son, do not disparage the chastening of the Lord, nor become disheartened when punished by him? ⁶ For whom the Lord loves he chastens. And he whips every son whom he receives. ⁷ Because of chastening ye endure; God is treating you as with sons, for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? ⁸ And if ye are without chastening, of which all have become participants, then ye are bastards, and not sons. ⁹ Besides, we indeed have had chastisers-the fathers of our flesh-and we were turned around. Shall we not much more be subordinate to the Father of the spirits, and we will live? ¹⁰ For those men indeed for a few days chastened us according to that which seemed good to them, but he for that which is advantageous, in order to be partakers of his holiness. ¹¹ But of course no chastening for the present seems to be of joy but of sorrow, yet afterward it yields peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. ¹² Therefore lift up the drooping hands, and the feeble knees, ¹³ and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be turned away, but may be healed instead. ¹⁴ Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord. ¹⁵ Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled, ¹⁶ lest a fornicator or profane man like Esau, who, in place of one meal sold his birthright. ¹⁷ For ye also know that wanting afterward to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place of repentance, though having sought it with tears. ¹⁸ For ye have not come to a mountain being felt, and which burned with fire, and to darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, ¹⁹ and a sound of a trumpet, and a voice of words, of which those who heard begged that a word not be added to them. ²⁰ For they did not bear that which was commanded, if even a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned. ²¹ And so fearful was that which was made visible, that Moses said, I am terrified and trembling. ²² But ye have come to mount Zion, and to the city of a living God, a heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of agents, ²³ to a festal gathering and assembly of firstborn sons who were enrolled in the heavens, and to God, a Judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men who were made fully perfect, ²⁴ and to Jesus a mediator of a new covenant, and to blood of sprinkling that speaks better than Abel. ²⁵ Watch, that ye not refuse him who speaks. For if those men did not escape, having refused him who spoke a divine message on earth, much more we, those who turn away from him from the heavens, ²⁶ whose voice then shook the earth. But now he has promised, saying, Yet once, I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven. ²⁷ And the, Yet once, signifies the removal of the things being shaken-as of things that were made-so that the things not being shaken may remain. ²⁸ Therefore, receiving an immovable kingdom, we may have grace, through which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and awe. ²⁹ For our God is also a consuming fire.

¹ Let brotherly love abide. ² Do not forget love for strangers, for by this some lodged agents, unaware. ³ Remember the prisoners as being in bondage together, those who are ill-treated as also yourselves being in the body. ⁴ Marriage is precious in every way, and the undefiled bed, but God will judge fornicators and adulterers. ⁵ The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee. ⁶ So then we have confidence to say, The Lord is a helper to me, and I will not fear. What will man do to me? ⁷ Remember those who lead you, men who spoke the word of God to you, of whom, carefully observing the outcome of their conduct, imitate the faith- ⁸ Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today, and into the ages. ⁹ Be not carried away by various and foreign doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods by which those who walked were not benefited. ¹⁰ We have an altar from which they have no right to eat, those officiating at the tabernacle. ¹¹ For of the beasts whose blood is brought into the holy things for sin by the high priest, the bodies of these are burned outside the camp. ¹² Therefore Jesus also, so that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside the gate. ¹³ Let us therefore go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach. ¹⁴ For here we have no enduring city, but we seek that which is coming. ¹⁵ Through him therefore, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, fruit of lips acknowledging his name. ¹⁶ But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices. ¹⁷ Have confidence in those who lead you, and yield yourselves, for they watch for your souls as men who will render account, so that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this is unprofitable for you. ¹⁸ Pray about us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, desiring to behave well in all things. ¹⁹ But I urge you to do this even more, so that I may be restored to you sooner. ²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep by the blood of an eternal covenant-our Lord Jesus- ²¹ may he make you fully qualified in every good work in order to do his will, doing in you what is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory into the ages of the ages. Truly. ²² And I urge you, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation, for I also wrote to you in brief. ²³ Know ye, brother Timothy who was set free is with whom I will see you, if he comes sooner. ²⁴ Salute all those who lead you, and all the sanctified. The men from Italy salute you. ²⁵ Grace is with you all. Truly.

³⁷ For no word from God will be impossible.

⁸ For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you, ⁹ not from works, so that not any man may boast.

¹⁹ Thou believe that there is one God, thou do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.

²² And having answered, Jesus says to them, Have faith in God. ²³ For truly I say to you, that whoever may say to this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, and will not doubt in his heart, but will believe that what he says comes to pass, whatever he may say will be for him. ²⁴ Because of this I say to you, all things, as many as ye may ask, praying, believe that ye receive, and it will be for you.

¹ Now faith is the foundation of hoping, the evidence of events not being seen.

⁶ And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.

²² And all things, as many as ye may ask in prayer, believing, ye will receive.

¹⁷ So faith is from hearing, and hearing by the word of God.