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But, without faith, a man cannot please God. For he that draweth near to God, must believe his existence, and that he will recompense those who seek him.

All these died in faith, and received not their promise; but they saw it afar off, and rejoiced in it; and they confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

But if they had been seeking that city from which they came out, they had opportunity to return again and go to it.

But now it is manifest that they longed for a better [fn] than that, [fn] for that which is in heaven. Therefore God did not refuse to be called their God; for he prepared for them the city.

But if ye are without that chastisement, with which every one is chastened, ye are become strangers and not sons.

For they chastened us for a short time, according to their pleasure; but God, for our advantage, that we may become partakers of his holiness.

Now all chastisement, in the time of it, is not accounted a matter of joy, but of grief: yet, afterwards, it yieldeth the fruits of peace and righteousness to them who are exercised by it.

and make straight paths for your feet, that the limb which is lame may not be wrenched, but may be healed.

But ye have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the Jerusalem that is in heaven; and to the assemblies of myriads of angels;

Whose voice [fn] shook the earth; but now he hath promised, and said, yet again once more, I will shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

Marriage is honorable in all; and their bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers, God will judge.

Let not your mind love money; but let what ye have, satisfy you. For the Lord himself hath said, I will never leave thee, nor slacken the hand towards thee.

(for we have here no abiding city; but we expect one that is future:)

But let him ask in faith, not hesitating: he who hesitateth is like the waves of the sea, which the wind agitateth.

But every man is tempted by his own lust; and he lusteth, and is drawn away.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only; and do not deceive yourselves.

But every one that looketh upon the perfect law of liberty and abideth in it, is not a hearer of something to be forgotten, but a doer of the things; and he will be blessed in his work.

And if any one thinketh that he worshippeth God, and doth not restrain his tongue, but his heart deceiveth him; his worship is vain.

Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of the world, but the rich in faith, to be heirs in the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?

But ye have despised the poor man. Do not rich men exalt themselves over you, and drag you before the tribunals?