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Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own.

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All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:12 NLT

And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:11 NLT

It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:10 NLT

Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:9 NLT

And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:8 NLT

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:7 NLT

It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:6 NLT

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:5 NLT

It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:4 NLT

It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:3 NLT

By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:2 NLT

Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.

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highlighted Hebrews 11:1 NLT

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

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highlighted Hebrews 10:31-33 NLT

It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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highlighted Hebrews 10:34 NLT

You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever.

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