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Hebrews 11

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ἜστινIsδὲnowπίστιςfaithἐλπιζομένωνof things hoped forὑπόστασις,the assurance,πραγμάτωνof thingsἔλεγχοςthe convictionοὐnotβλεπομένων.being seen.
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ἐνInταύτῃthisγὰρforἐμαρτυρήθησανwere commendedοἱtheπρεσβύτεροι.¶ancients.
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ΠίστειBy faithνοοῦμενwe understandκατηρτίσθαιto have been formedτοὺςtheαἰῶναςagesῥήματιby declarationθεοῦof Godεἰςso thatτὸwhichμὴnotἐκout of thingsφαινομένωνbeing visibleτὸthe thingβλεπόμενονbeing seenγεγονέναι.¶becoming.
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ΠίστειBy faithπλείοναa more excellentθυσίανsacrificeἍβελAbelπαρὰthanΚάϊνCainπροσήνεγκενofferedτῷtheθεῷ,to God,δι᾽throughἧςwhichἐμαρτυρήθηhe was testifiedεἶναιto beδίκαιοςrighteousμαρτυροῦντοςbearing witnessἐπὶtoτοῖςtheδώροιςgiftsαὐτοῦof himτοῦtheθεοῦ·God;καὶandδι᾽throughαὐτῆςitἀποθανὼνhaving diedἔτιstillλαλεῖ.¶he speaks.
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ΠίστειBy faithἙνὼχEnochμετετέθηwas translatedτοῦtheμὴnotἰδεῖνto seeθάνατονdeathκαὶandοὐχnotηὑρίσκετοwas he foundδιότιbecauseμετέθηκενtook upαὐτὸνhimὁtheθεός·God;πρὸBeforeγὰρforτῆςtheμεταθέσεωςtranslationαὐτοῦof himμεμαρτύρηταιhe has been commendedεὐαρεστηκέναιto have pleasedτῷtheθεῷ·God;
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χωρὶςWithoutδὲnowπίστεωςfaithἀδύνατονit is impossibleεὐαρεστῆσαι·to please Him;πιστεῦσαιTo believeγὰρforδεῖit behoovesτὸνthe oneπροσερχόμενονdrawing nearτῷtheθεῷto GodὅτιthatἔστινHe existsκαὶand thatτοῖςto thoseἐκζητοῦσινearnestly seeking outαὐτὸνHimμισθαποδότηςa rewarderγίνεται.¶He becomes.
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ΠίστειBy faithχρηματισθεὶςhaving been divinely instructedΝῶεNoahπερὶconcerningτῶνthe thingsμηδέπωnot yetβλεπομένωνseenεὐλαβηθεὶςhaving been moved with fearκατεσκεύασενhe preparedκιβωτὸνan arkεἰςforσωτηρίανthe salvationτοῦof theοἴκουhouseholdαὐτοῦ,of him,δι᾽throughἧςwhichκατέκρινενhe condemnedτὸνtheκόσμονworldκαὶandτῆςof theκατὰaccording toπίστινfaithδικαιοσύνηςrighteousness that isἐγένετοhe becameκληρονόμος.¶heir.
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ΠίστειBy faithὁthe oneκαλούμενοςbeing calledἈβραὰμAbrahamὑπήκουσενobeyedἐξελθεῖνto go outεἰςintoτὸνtheτόπονa placeὃνthatἤμελλενhe was goingλαμβάνεινto receiveεἰςforκληρονομίανan inheritanceκαὶandἐξῆλθενwent outμὴnotἐπιστάμενοςknowingποῦwhereἔρχεται.¶he is going.
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ΠίστειBy faithπαρῴκησενhe sojournedεἰςinτὴνtheγῆνlandτῆςof theἐπαγγελίαςpromiseὡςas inἀλλοτρίανa foreign countryἐνinσκηναῖςtentsκατοικήσαςhaving dweltμετὰwithἸσαὰκIsaacκαὶandἸακὼβJacobτῶνtheσυγκληρονόμωνjoint-heirsτῆςof theἐπαγγελίαςpromiseτῆςtheαὐτῆς·same;
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ἐξεδέχετοHe was awaitingγὰρforτὴνtheτοὺςtheθεμελίουςfoundationsἔχουσανhavingπόλινcityἧςof whichτεχνίτηςthe architectκαὶandδημιουργὸςbuilder isὁtheθεός.¶God.
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ΠίστειBy faithκαὶalsoαὐτὴherselfΣάρραSarahστεῖραbeing barrenδύναμινpowerεἰςforκαταβολὴνthe conceptionσπέρματοςof seedἔλαβενreceivedκαὶevenπαρὰbeyondκαιρὸνthe opportuneἡλικίαςageἔτεκεν,she brought forthἐπεὶsinceπιστὸνfaithfulἡγήσατοshe consideredτὸνthe Oneἐπαγγειλάμενον.having promised.
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διὸThereforeκαὶalsoἀφ᾽fromἑνὸςone manἐγεννήθησαν,were born,καὶandταῦταheνενεκρωμένου,as good as dead,καθὼςeven asτὰtheἄστραstarsτοῦtheοὐρανοῦof heavenτῷtheπλήθειin multitudeκαὶandὡςasἡtheἄμμοςsandἡtheπαρὰbyτὸtheχεῖλοςshoreτῆςof theθαλάσσηςseaἡtheἀναρίθμητος.¶countless.
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ΚατὰInπίστινfaithἀπέθανονdiedοὗτοιtheseπάντεςallμὴnotλαβόντεςhaving receivedτὰςtheἐπαγγελίαςpromisesἀλλὰbutπόρρωθενfrom afarαὐτὰςthemἰδόντεςhaving seenκαὶandπεισθέντεςhaving been persuadedκαὶandἀσπασάμενοιhaving embraced themκαὶandὁμολογήσαντεςhaving confessedὅτιthatξένοιstrangersκαὶandπαρεπίδημοίsojournersεἰσινthey areἐπὶonτῆςtheγῆς.earth.
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οἱThoseγὰρforτοιαῦταsuch thingsλέγοντεςsayingἐμφανίζουσινmake manifestὅτιthatπατρίδαtheir countryἐπιζητοῦσιν.they are seeking.
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καὶAndεἰifμὲνindeedἐκείνηςthat oneἐμνημόνευονthey were rememberingἀφ᾽fromἧςwhereἐξέβησαν,they came out,εἶχονthey hadἂνthen wouldκαιρὸνopportunityἀνακάμψαι·to return;
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νῦνnowδὲhoweverκρείττονοςto a better oneὀρέγονται,they stretch forward to,τοῦτ᾽Thatἔστινisἐπουρανίου·to a heavenly one;διὸThereforeοὐκnotἐπαισχύνεταιis ashamed ofαὐτοὺςthemὁtheθεὸςGodθεὸςGodἐπικαλεῖσθαιto be calledαὐτῶν·of them;ἡτοίμασενHe has preparedγὰρindeedαὐτοῖςfor themπόλιν.¶a city.
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ΠίστειBy faithπροσενήνοχενhas offered upἈβραὰμAbrahamτὸνtheἸσαὰκIsaacπειραζόμενος,Being tested,καὶevenτὸνtheμονογενῆhis only begotten sonπροσέφερενwas offering upὁthe oneτὰςtheἐπαγγελίαςpromisesἀναδεξάμενος,having received,
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πρὸςas toὃνwhomἐλαλήθηit was saidὅτιthatἐνInἸσαὰκIsaacκληθήσεταίwill be reckonedσοιyourσπέρμα·offspring;
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λογισάμενοςhaving reasonedὅτιthatκαὶevenἐκout fromνεκρῶνthe deadἐγείρεινto raiseδυνατὸςable wasὁtheθεός,God,ὅθενfrom whereαὐτὸνhimκαὶalsoἐνinπαραβολῇa simileἐκομίσατο.¶he received.
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ΠίστειBy faithκαὶalsoπερὶconcerningμελλόντωνthe things comingεὐλόγησενblessedἸσαὰκIsaacτὸνtheἸακὼβJacobκαὶandτὸνtheἨσαῦ.¶Esau.
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ΠίστειBy faithἸακὼβJacobἀποθνῄσκωνdyingἕκαστονeachτῶνof theυἱῶνsonsἸωσὴφof Josephεὐλόγησενblessedκαὶandπροσεκύνησενworshipedἐπὶonτὸtheἄκρονtopτῆςof theῥάβδουstaffαὐτοῦ.¶of him.
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ΠίστειBy faithἸωσὴφJosephτελευτῶνdyingπερὶconcerningτῆςtheἐξόδουexodusτῶνof theυἱῶνsonsἸσραὴλof Israelἐμνημόνευσενmade mentionκαὶandπερὶconcerningτῶνtheὀστέωνbonesαὐτοῦof himἐνετείλατο.¶gave instructions.
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ΠίστειBy faithΜωϋσῆςMosesγεννηθεὶςhaving been bornἐκρύβηhe was hiddenτρίμηνονthree monthsὑπὸbyτῶνtheπατέρωνparentsαὐτοῦof himδιότιbecauseεἶδονthey sawἀστεῖονwas beautifulτὸtheπαιδίονlittle childκαὶandοὐκnotἐφοβήθησανthey did fearτὸtheδιάταγμαedictτοῦof theβασιλέως.¶king.
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ΠίστειBy faithΜωϋσῆςMosesμέγαςgrownγενόμενοςhaving becomeἠρνήσατοhe refusedλέγεσθαιto be namedυἱὸςthe sonθυγατρὸςof the daughterΦαραώ,of Pharaoh,
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μᾶλλονratherἑλόμενοςhaving chosenσυγκακουχεῖσθαιto suffer affliction withτῷtheλαῷpeopleτοῦtheθεοῦof Godἢthanπρόσκαιρονthe temporaryἔχεινto haveἁμαρτίαςof sinἀπόλαυσιν·enjoyment;
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μείζοναgreaterπλοῦτονwealthἡγησάμενοςhaving esteemedτῶνthan thatἐνinΑἰγύπτουEgyptθησαυρῶνtreasuresτὸνtheὀνειδισμὸνreproachτοῦtheΧριστοῦ·of Christ;ἀπέβλεπενhe was lookingγὰρforεἰςtowardτὴνtheμισθαποδοσίαν.¶reward.
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ΠίστειBy faithκατέλιπενhe leftΑἴγυπτονEgyptμὴnotφοβηθεὶςhaving fearedτὸνtheθυμὸνangerτοῦof theβασιλέως·king;τὸνtheγὰρforἀόρατονInvisible Oneὡςasὁρῶνseeingἐκαρτέρησεν.¶he persevered.
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ΠίστειBy faithπεποίηκενhe has keptτὸtheπάσχαPassoverκαὶandτὴνtheπρόσχυσινsprinklingτοῦof theαἵματος,blood,ἵναso thatμὴnotὁthe oneὀλοθρεύωνdestroyingτὰtheπρωτότοκαfirstbornθίγῃmay touchαὐτῶν.¶them.
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ΠίστειBy faithδιέβησανthey passed throughτὴνtheἐρυθρὰνRedθάλασσανSeaὡςasδιὰthroughξηρᾶςdryγῆς,land,ἧςwhichπεῖρανan attemptλαβόντεςhaving madeοἱtheΑἰγύπτιοιEgyptiansκατεπόθησαν.¶were swallowed up.
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ΠίστειBy faithτὰtheτείχηwallsἸεριχὼof Jerichoἔπεσανfellκυκλωθένταhaving been encircledἐπὶforἑπτὰsevenἡμέρας.¶days.
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ΠίστειBy faithῬαὰβRahabἡtheπόρνηprostituteοὐnotσυναπώλετοdid perish withτοῖςthoseἀπειθήσασινhaving disobeyedδεξαμένηhaving receivedτοὺςtheκατασκόπουςspiesμετ᾽withεἰρήνης.¶peace.
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ΚαὶAndτίwhatἔτιmoreλέγω;shall I say?ἐπιλείψειWill failμεmeγὰρforδιηγούμενονtellingὁtheχρόνοςtimeπερὶofΓεδεών,Gideon,Βαράκ,Barak,τεbothκαὶandΣαμψών,Samson,καὶandἸεφθάε,Jephthah,ΔαυίδDavidτεalsoκαὶandΣαμουὴλSamuelκαὶandτῶνtheπροφητῶν·prophets;
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οἳwhoδιὰthroughπίστεωςfaithκατηγωνίσαντοconqueredβασιλείας,kingdoms,εἰργάσαντοadministeredδικαιοσύνην,justice,ἐπέτυχονobtainedἐπαγγελιῶν,promises,ἔφραξανshutστόματαthe mouthsλεόντων,of lions,
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ἔσβεσανquenchedδύναμινthe powerπυρός,of fire,ἔφυγονescapedστόματαthe bladesμαχαίρης,of the sword,ἐδυναμώθησανbe empoweredἀπὸout ofἀσθενείας,weakness,ἐγενήθησανbecameἰσχυροὶmightyἐνinπολέμῳ,war,παρεμβολὰςthe armiesἔκλινανput to flightἀλλοτρίων.of foreigners.
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ἔλαβονReceived backγυναῖκεςwomenἐξbyἀναστάσεωςresurrectionτοὺςtheνεκροὺςdeadαὐτῶν·of them;ἄλλοιothersδὲthenἐτυμπανίσθησανwere torturedοὐnotπροσδεξάμενοιhaving acceptedτὴνtheἀπολύτρωσιν,release,ἵναso thatκρείττονοςa betterἀναστάσεωςresurrectionτύχωσιν·they may obtain;
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ἕτεροιOthersδὲthenἐμπαιγμῶνof mockingsκαὶandμαστίγωνof scourgingsπεῖρανtrialἔλαβον,received,ἔτιin additionδὲalsoδεσμῶνof chainsκαὶandφυλακῆς·imprisonment;
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ἐλιθάσθησαν,They were stoned,ἐπρίσθησαν,they were sawed in twoἐπειράσθησαν,testedἐνbyφόνῳslaughterμαχαίρηςof the swordἀπέθανον·they were killed;περιῆλθονthey wanderedἐνinμηλωταῖς,sheepskins,ἐνinαἰγείοιςgoats’δέρμασιν,skins,ὑστερούμενοι,being destitute,θλιβόμενοι,being oppressed,κακουχούμενοι,being mistreated,
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ὧνof whomοὐκnotἦνwasἄξιοςworthyὁtheκόσμος·world;ἐπὶinἐρημίαιςdesertsπλανώμενοιwanderingκαὶandὄρεσινin mountainsκαὶandσπηλαίοιςin cavesκαὶandταῖςin theὀπαῖςholesτῆςof theγῆς.¶earth.
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ΚαὶAndοὗτοιtheseπάντεςallμαρτυρηθέντεςhaving been commendedδιὰthroughτῆςtheπίστεωςfaithοὐκnotἐκομίσαντοdid receiveτὴνtheἐπαγγελίανpromise
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τοῦtheθεοῦGodπερὶforἡμῶνusκρεῖττόνbetterτιsomethingπροβλεψαμένου,having planned,ἵναso thatμὴnotχωρὶςapart fromἡμῶνusτελειωθῶσιν.¶they may be made perfect.

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