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• Hebrews 11:1

  The verse reads, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It opens Hebrews 11, the chapter on faith. Translations and interpretations differ on the meaning of the Greek words rendered "substance" and "evidence."

• Hebrews 11:13–16

  A passage stating that the patriarchs of faith died without receiving all that had been promised, yet regarded themselves as strangers on the earth and longed for a better, heavenly country. It is frequently cited in discussions of Christian identity as pilgrims and of the hope of heaven.

• Hebrews 11:6

  A verse stating that without faith it is impossible to please God, and that whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. It is frequently cited as a statement of the basic content of faith.

• Hebrews 11:33–38

  The concluding section of Hebrews 11, which lists both the victories won by people of faith and the sufferings and martyrdoms they endured. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether faith guarantees only prosperity and in the commemoration of martyrs.

• Hebrews 11:3

  Hebrews 11:3 opens the "by faith" list in Hebrews 11 and declares that through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God. It is frequently cited as a key text for creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) and is also invoked in discussions of creation and evolution.

• Hebrews 11:17–19

  A passage in the roll of the faithful in Hebrews 11 that treats Abraham's offering of Isaac. It is regarded as an example of faith in the resurrection amid the tension between God's promise and his command, and it is frequently cited as a basis for reading the offering of Isaac as a foreshadowing of the death and resurrection of Christ.

• Hebrews 11:8–12

  Hebrews 11:8–12 presents Abraham and Sarah as examples of faith: trusting God's promise, they set out, lived in tents, and received offspring in old age. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of obedience and trust in God's promises.

• Faith Chapter

  "Faith Chapter" is a common name for Hebrews 11. After defining faith, the chapter recounts in turn what Old Testament figures, from Abel to the prophets, did "by faith."

• Hebrews 12

  Hebrews 12 builds on the witnesses of faith in chapter 11 and exhorts readers to run the race with patience, looking unto Jesus. It addresses the meaning of the Lord's chastening, the warning example of Esau, the contrast between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion, and the kingdom that cannot be moved.

• Barak

  Barak was an Israelite military leader in the period of the judges who, at the summons of the prophetess Deborah, defeated Sisera, the commander of the army of the Canaanite king Jabin. He appears in Judges 4–5 and is named among the people of faith in Hebrews 11.

• Hebrews 9:27

  Hebrews 9:27 states that human beings die once and afterward face judgment. Although the verse serves as an analogy explaining Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, it is frequently cited in discussions of death, judgment after death, and the rejection of reincarnation.

• Hebrews 4:12

  Hebrews 4:12 declares that the word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow. It is a classic text on the power of God's word and is also cited in debates in theological anthropology over the distinction between "soul and spirit."

• Hebrews 12:6–11

  Hebrews 12:6–11 describes the hardships believers endure as "chastening," the discipline by which a father trains his children, and states that its purpose is for them to share in God's holiness. The passage is often cited in sermons on suffering, and it also raises the question of whether all suffering can be regarded as chastening.

• Hebrews 4:9–11

  This passage declares that a "rest" still remains for the people of God and urges believers to labor to enter that rest. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether this rest is present or belongs to the last day, and of how it relates to the Sabbath commandment.

• Hebrews 13:5–6

  This passage exhorts believers not to love money and to be content with what they have. As the ground for this exhortation, it cites God's promise never to leave His people and the confession of Psalm 118. Because it links one's attitude toward material possessions with the presence of God, it is frequently quoted.

• Hebrews 6:4–6

  A warning that those who were once enlightened and made partakers of the Holy Spirit cannot be renewed again unto repentance if they fall away. It is a key text in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over whether a true believer can lose salvation.

• Hebrews 5

  Hebrews 5 sets out the qualifications of a high priest and states that Christ, called by God, became a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. It then rebukes the readers for their spiritual immaturity.

• Hebrews 12:1–2

  A passage that likens the Christian life to a race and urges believers, remembering the witnesses of faith, to lay aside every weight and sin and to run with patience, "looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith." It is frequently cited in discussions of perseverance amid suffering.

• Hebrews 10

  Hebrews 10 concludes that Christ, by offering his body once for all, brought the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament to an end. It then urges readers to draw near to God in faith and to keep meeting together, sternly warns against apostasy, and calls for perseverance.

• Hebrews 1:10-12

  A passage that quotes Psalm 102:25-27 to declare that the "Lord" who made the heavens and the earth is the Son and that, unlike the created order, which will grow old and pass away, he remains eternally unchanging. It is frequently cited in discussions of the deity and immutability of Christ and of the end of the created world.