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Dec 26, 2025 2:56 PM

  Hebrews 11:6 In-Context

  4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.

  5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: He could not be found, because God had taken him away.Gen. 5:24 For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

  6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

  7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.

  8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

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