Faith and Assurance
1Now faith is assurance of [things] hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.+ 2For therein the elders had witness borne to them.+ 3By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.+The Faith of Abel, Enoch, Noah
Genesis 4–9
4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.+ 5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:+ 6and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.+ 7By faith Noah, being warned [of God] concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.+The Faith of Abraham and Sarah
Genesis 15–22; Romans 4:1–12
8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.+ 9By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:+ 10for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.+ 11By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:+ 12wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.+ 13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.+ 14For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.+ 15And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.+ 16But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.+ 17By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son];+ 18[even he] to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:+ 19accounting that God [is] able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back.+The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph
Genesis 27–50
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.+ 21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.+ 22By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.+The Faith of Moses
Exodus 2–15; Acts 7:20–22
23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.+ 24By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;+ 25choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;+ 26accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.+ 27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.+ 28By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.+ 29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.+