Hebrews 11:1-7

BIB(i) 1 Ἔστιν (Is) δὲ (now) πίστις (faith) ἐλπιζομένων (of things hoped for) ὑπόστασις (the assurance), πραγμάτων (of things) ἔλεγχος (the conviction) οὐ (not) βλεπομένων (being seen). 2 ἐν (In) ταύτῃ (this) γὰρ (for) ἐμαρτυρήθησαν (were commended) οἱ (the) πρεσβύτεροι (ancients). 3 Πίστει (By faith) νοοῦμεν (we understand) κατηρτίσθαι (to have been formed) τοὺς (the) αἰῶνας (universe) ῥήματι (by the word) Θεοῦ (of God), εἰς (so that) τὸ (which) μὴ (not) ἐκ (from things) φαινομένων (being visible), τὸ (the things) βλεπόμενον (being seen) γεγονέναι (have been made). 4 Πίστει (By faith) πλείονα (a more excellent) θυσίαν (sacrifice) Ἅβελ (Abel) παρὰ (than) Κάϊν (Cain) προσήνεγκεν (offered) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), δι’ (through) ἧς (which) ἐμαρτυρήθη (he was testified) εἶναι (to be) δίκαιος (righteous), μαρτυροῦντος (bearing witness) ἐπὶ (to) τοῖς (the) δώροις (gifts) αὐτοῦ (of him) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God); καὶ (and) δι’ (through) αὐτῆς (it), ἀποθανὼν (having died), ἔτι (still) λαλεῖ (he speaks). 5 Πίστει (By faith) Ἑνὼχ (Enoch) μετετέθη (was translated), τοῦ (-) μὴ (not) ἰδεῖν (to see) θάνατον (death); καὶ (and) οὐχ (not) ηὑρίσκετο (was he found), διότι (because) μετέθηκεν (had taken up) αὐτὸν (him) ὁ (-) Θεός (God). πρὸ (Before) γὰρ (for) τῆς (the) μεταθέσεως (translation), μεμαρτύρηται (he was commended) εὐαρεστηκέναι (to have pleased) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (God). 6 χωρὶς (Without) δὲ (now) πίστεως (faith), ἀδύνατον (it is impossible) εὐαρεστῆσαι (to please Him). πιστεῦσαι (To believe) γὰρ (for) δεῖ (it behooves) τὸν (the one) προσερχόμενον (drawing near) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), ὅτι (that) ἔστιν (He exists), καὶ (and that) τοῖς (to those) ἐκζητοῦσιν (earnestly seeking out) αὐτὸν (Him), μισθαποδότης (a rewarder) γίνεται (He becomes). 7 Πίστει (By faith) χρηματισθεὶς (having been divinely instructed) Νῶε (Noah) περὶ (concerning) τῶν (the things) μηδέπω (not yet) βλεπομένων (seen), εὐλαβηθεὶς (having been moved with fear), κατεσκεύασεν (prepared) κιβωτὸν (an ark) εἰς (for) σωτηρίαν (the salvation) τοῦ (of the) οἴκου (household) αὐτοῦ (of him), δι’ (by) ἧς (which) κατέκρινεν (he condemned) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world), καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) κατὰ (according to) πίστιν (faith) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness that is), ἐγένετο (he became) κληρονόμος (heir).