NowδὲfaithπίστιςisἜστινthe assuranceὑπόστασιςof things hoped for,ἐλπιζομένωνthe proofἔλεγχοςof thingsπραγμάτωνnotοὐseen.βλεπομένων
Forγὰρbyἐνitταύτῃthe eldersοἱ πρεσβύτεροιreceived testimony.ἐμαρτυρήθησαν
By faithπίστειwe understandνοοῦμενthat the agesτοὺς αἰῶναςwere set in orderκατηρτίσθαιby the wordῥήματιof God,θεοῦso thatεἰς τὸwhat is seenτὸ βλεπόμενονdid notμὴcome into beingγεγονέναιfromἐκthings that appear.φαινομένων
By faithΠίστειAbelἍβελofferedπροσήνεγκενto Godτῷ θεῷa betterπλείοναsacrificeθυσίανthanπαρὰCain,Κάϊνthroughδι’whichἧςhe received testimonyἐμαρτυρήθηthat he wasεἶναιrighteous,δίκαιοςGodτοῦ θεοῦtestifyingμαρτυροῦντοςaboutἐπὶhis gifts;τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦandκαὶthroughδι’it,αὐτῆςthough he died,ἀποθανὼνhe stillἔτιspeaks.λαλεῖ
By faithΠίστειEnochἙνὼχwas taken upμετετέθηso that he would notτοῦ μὴseeἰδεῖνdeath,θάνατονandκαὶhe was notοὐχfound,ηὑρίσκετοbecauseδιότιGodὁ θεόςhad takenμετέθηκενhim up;αὐτὸνforγὰρbeforeπρὸbeing taken upτῆς μεταθέσεωςhe had received testimonyμεμαρτύρηταιthat he had pleasedεὐαρεστηκέναιGod.τῷ θεῷ
Andδὲwithoutχωρὶςfaithπίστεωςit isimpossibleἀδύνατονto please him,εὐαρεστῆσαιforγὰρthe one who draws nearτὸν προσερχόμενονto Godτῷ θεῷmustδεῖbelieveπιστεῦσαιthatὅτιhe existsἔστινandκαὶthathe isγίνεταιa rewarderμισθαποδότηςof those who seekτοῖς ἐκζητοῦσινhim.αὐτὸν
By faithπίστειNoah,Νῶεhaving been warnedχρηματισθεὶςaboutπερὶthings not yetτῶν μηδέπωseen,βλεπομένωνin reverenceεὐλαβηθεὶςbuiltκατεσκεύασενan arkκιβωτὸνforεἰςthe salvationσωτηρίανof his house;τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦthroughδι’whichἧςhe condemnedκατέκρινενthe worldτὸν κόσμονandκαὶbecameἐγένετοheirκληρονόμοςof the righteousnessτῆς δικαιοσύνηςthat comes byκατὰfaith.πίστιν
By faithΠίστειAbraham,Ἀβραὰμwhen he was called,καλούμενοςobeyedὑπήκουσενby going outἐξελθεῖνtoεἰςa placeτόπονthatὃνhe was goingἤμελλενto receiveλαμβάνεινasεἰςan inheritance;κληρονομίανandκαὶhe went outἐξῆλθενnotμὴknowingἐπιστάμενοςwhereποῦhe was going.ἔρχεται
By faithπίστειhe lived as a resident alienπαρῴκησενinεἰςthe landγῆνof the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςasὡςin a foreign land,ἀλλοτρίανlivingκατοικήσαςinἐνtentsσκηναῖςwithμετὰIsaacἸσαὰκandκαὶJacob,Ἰακὼβthe fellow heirsτῶν συγκληρονόμωνof the sameτῆς τῆς αὐτῆςpromise;ἐπαγγελίας
forγὰρhe was waiting forἐξεδέχετοthe cityτὴν πόλινthat hasἔχουσανfoundations,τοὺς θεμελίουςwhoseἧςdesignerτεχνίτηςandκαὶbuilderδημιουργὸςisGod.ὁ θεός
By faithπίστειhe alsoκαὶreceivedἔλαβενpowerδύναμινtoεἰςbeget,καταβολὴν σπέρματοςtogether with SarahΣάρρᾳherself,αὐτῇevenκαὶbeyondπαρὰthe timeκαιρὸνof their age,ἡλικίαςsinceἐπεὶhe consideredἡγήσατοfaithfulπιστὸνthe one who had promised.τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον
Thereforeδιὸalsoκαὶfromἀφ’one man,ἑνὸςand thatκαὶ ταῦταa man as good as dead,νενεκρωμένουthere were bornἐγεννήθησανdescendantsasκαθὼςthe starsτὰ ἄστραof heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦin number,τῷ πλήθειandκαὶasὡςthe countlessἡ ἀναρίθμητοςsandἡ ἄμμοςbyἡ παρὰthe shoreτὸ χεῖλοςof the sea.τῆς θαλάσσης
InΚατὰfaithπίστινallπάντεςtheseοὗτοιdied,ἀπέθανονnotμὴhaving receivedλαβόντεςthe promises,τὰς ἐπαγγελίαςbutἀλλὰhaving seenἰδόντεςthemαὐτὰςfrom a distanceπόρρωθενandκαὶgreeted them,ἀσπασάμενοιandκαὶhaving confessedὁμολογήσαντεςthatὅτιthey wereεἰσινstrangersξένοιandκαὶpilgrimsπαρεπίδημοίonἐπὶthe earth.τῆς γῆς
Forγὰρthose who sayοἱ λέγοντεςsuch thingsτοιαῦταmake it clearἐμφανίζουσινthatὅτιthey are seekingἐπιζητοῦσινa homeland.πατρίδα
Andκαὶifεἰthey had been thinking ofμνημονεύουσινthat landἐκείνηςfromἀφ’whichἧςthey had gone out,ἐξέβησανthey would have hadεἶχον ἂνopportunityκαιρὸνto return.ἀνακάμψαι
Butδὲas it is,νῦνthey long forὀρέγονταιa better one,κρείττονοςthat is,τοῦτ’ ἔστινa heavenly one.ἐπουρανίουThereforeδιὸGodὁ θεὸςis notοὐκashamedἐπαισχύνεταιof themαὐτοὺςto be calledἐπικαλεῖσθαιtheir God,θεὸς αὐτῶνforγὰρhe has preparedἡτοίμασενa cityπόλινfor them.αὐτοῖς
By faithΠίστειAbraham,Ἀβραὰμwhen he was tested,πειραζόμενοςoffered upπροσενήνοχενIsaac;τὸν Ἰσαὰκandκαὶthe one who had receivedὁ ἀναδεξάμενοςthe promisesτὰς ἐπαγγελίαςwas offering upπροσέφερενhis only son,τὸν μονογενῆ
ofπρὸςwhomὃνit had been said:ἐλαλήθηThroughἘνIsaacἸσαὰκoffspringσπέρμαwill be namedκληθήσεταίfor you,σοι
reasoningλογισάμενοςthatὅτιGodὁ θεόςwasableδυνατὸςevenκαὶto raiseἐγείρεινpeoplefromἐκthe dead;νεκρῶνfrom whichὅθενhe alsoκαὶreceivedἐκομίσατοhimαὐτὸνback,ἐκομίσατοasἐνa symbol.παραβολῇ
By faithΠίστειIsaacἸσαὰκblessedεὐλόγησενJacobτὸν ἸακὼβandκαὶEsauτὸν Ἠσαῦevenκαὶregardingπερὶthings to come.μελλόντων
By faithπίστειJacob,Ἰακὼβwhen he was dying,ἀποθνῄσκωνblessedεὐλόγησενeachἕκαστονof the sonsτῶν υἱῶνof Joseph,Ἰωσὴφandκαὶworshipedπροσεκύνησενleaning onἐπὶthe topτὸ ἄκρονof his staff.τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ
By faithπίστειJoseph,Ἰωσὴφwhen he was nearing his end,τελευτῶνspokeἐμνημόνευσενaboutπερὶthe exodusτῆς ἐξόδουof the sonsτῶν υἱῶνof IsraelἸσραὴλandκαὶgave instructionsἐνετείλατοaboutπερὶhis bones.τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ
By faithΠίστειMoses,Μωϋσῆςwhen he was born,γεννηθεὶςwas hiddenἐκρύβηfor three monthsτρίμηνονbyὑπὸhis parents,τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦbecauseδιότιthey sawεἶδονthatthe childτὸ παιδίονwasbeautiful,ἀστεῖονandκαὶthey were notοὐκafraid ofἐφοβήθησανthe king’sτοῦ βασιλέωςedict.τὸ διάταγμα
By faithπίστειMoses,Μωϋσῆςwhen he had grown up,μέγας γενόμενοςrefusedἠρνήσατοto be calledλέγεσθαιthe sonυἱὸςof Pharaoh’sΦαραώdaughter,θυγατρὸς
choosingἑλόμενοςratherμᾶλλονto be mistreated along withσυγκακουχεῖσθαιthe peopleτῷ λαῷof Godτοῦ θεοῦthanἢto haveἔχεινthe fleetingπρόσκαιρονenjoymentἀπόλαυσινof sin,ἁμαρτίας
consideringἡγησάμενοςthe reproachτὸν ὀνειδισμὸνof the Messiahτοῦ Χριστοῦgreaterμείζοναwealthπλοῦτονthan the treasuresτῶν θησαυρῶνof Egypt;Αἰγύπτουforγὰρhe was looking aheadἀπέβλεπενtoεἰςthe recompense.τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν
By faithπίστειhe leftκατέλιπενEgypt,Αἴγυπτονnotμὴfearingφοβηθεὶςthe angerτὸν θυμὸνof the king;τοῦ βασιλέωςforγὰρhe held firmἐκαρτέρησενasὡςseeingὁρῶνthe one who is invisible.τὸν ἀόρατον
By faithπίστειhe keptπεποίηκενthe Passoverτὸ πάσχαandκαὶthe sprinklingτὴν πρόσχυσινof the blood,τοῦ αἵματοςso thatἵναthe destroyerὁ ὀλοθρεύωνof the firstbornτὰ πρωτότοκαwould notμὴtouchθίγῃthem.αὐτῶν
By faithΠίστειthey crossedδιέβησανthe Redτὴν ἘρυθρὰνSeaΘάλασσανasὡςonδιὰdryξηρᾶςland,γῆςand whenἧςthe Egyptiansοἱ Αἰγύπτιοιattemptedπεῖραν λαβόντεςto do it,ἧςthey were swallowed up.κατεπόθησαν
By faithπίστειthe wallsτὰ τείχηof JerichoἸεριχὼfellἔπεσανafter they had been encircledκυκλωθένταforἐπὶsevenἑπτὰdays.ἡμέρας
By faithπίστειRahabῬαὰβthe prostituteἡ πόρνηdid notοὐperish along withσυναπώλετοthose who disobeyed,τοῖς ἀπειθήσασινbecause she had welcomedδεξαμένηthe spiesτοὺς κατασκόπουςinμετ’peace.εἰρήνης
AndΚαὶwhatτίmoreἔτιshall I say?λέγωForγὰρtimeὁ χρόνοςwould failἐπιλείψειmeμεif I toldδιηγούμενονaboutπερὶGideon,ΓεδεώνBarak,ΒαράκSamson,ΣαμψώνJephthah,ἸεφθάεDavidΔαυίδandτε καὶSamuelΣαμουὴλandκαὶthe prophets,τῶν προφητῶν
whoοἳthroughδιὰfaithπίστεωςconqueredκατηγωνίσαντοkingdoms,βασιλείαςpracticedεἰργάσαντοrighteousness,δικαιοσύνηνobtainedἐπέτυχονpromises,ἐπαγγελιῶνshutἔφραξανthe mouthsστόματαof lions,λεόντων
quenchedἔσβεσανthe powerδύναμινof fire,πυρόςescapedἔφυγονthe edgeστόματαof the sword,μαχαίρηςwere made strongἐδυναμώθησανout ofἀπὸweakness,ἀσθενείαςbecameἐγενήθησανmightyἰσχυροὶinἐνwar,πολέμῳput to flightἔκλινανthe armiesπαρεμβολὰςof foreigners.ἀλλοτρίων
Womenγυναῖκεςreceivedἔλαβονtheir deadτοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶνbyἐξresurrection;ἀναστάσεωςbutδὲothersἄλλοιwere tortured,ἐτυμπανίσθησανnotοὐacceptingπροσδεξάμενοιthe redemption,τὴν ἀπολύτρωσινso thatἵναthey might obtainτύχωσινa betterκρείττονοςresurrection.ἀναστάσεως
Andδὲothersἕτεροιexperiencedπεῖραν ἔλαβονmockingsἐμπαιγμῶνandκαὶfloggings,μαστίγωνandδὲevenἔτιchainsδεσμῶνandκαὶprison.φυλακῆς
They were stoned,ἐλιθάσθησανthey were sawn in two,ἐπρίσθησανthey were killedφόνῳ ἀπέθανονbyἐνthe sword;μαχαίρηςthey went aboutπεριῆλθονinἐνsheepskins,μηλωταῖςinἐνgoatαἰγείοιςskins,δέρμασινdestitute,ὑστερούμενοιafflicted,θλιβόμενοιmistreatedκακουχούμενοι
—of whomὧνthe worldὁ κόσμοςwasἦνnotοὐκworthy—ἄξιοςwanderingπλανώμενοιinἐπὶdesertsἐρημίαιςandκαὶmountainsὄρεσιandκαὶcavesσπηλαίοιςandκαὶthe holesταῖς ὀπαῖςin the ground.τῆς γῆς
Andκαὶall these,πάντεςthough they received testimonyμαρτυρηθέντεςthroughδιὰtheir faith,τῆς πίστεωςdid notοὐκreceiveἐκομίσαντοthe promise,τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν
since Godτοῦ θεοῦhad providedπερὶsomethingπροβλεψαμένουbetterτιforἡμῶνus,κρεῖττόνso thatἵναthey would notμὴbe made perfectτελειωθῶσινapart fromχωρὶςus.ἡμῶν