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By faith Abraham, being called to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, obeyed and went out, not knowing whither he went.

For he looked for the city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Therefore there sprang even from one, and him as it were dead, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand which is on the sea-shore innumerable.

For they who speak thus, shew plainly, that they seek their own country.

But they now desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared a city for them.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he looked off unto the recompence of reward.

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing him that is invisible.

And what shall I say more? For the time would fail me, to tell of Gideon, and Barak, and Sampson, and Jephthah, and David, and Samuel, and the prophets:

did not receive the promise, God having provided some better thing for us, that they might not be perfected without us.

who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right-hand of the throne of God.

For consider him that endured such contradiction from sinners against himself, lest ye be weary and faint in your minds.

For whom the Lord loveth, he chastneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

If ye endure chastning, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he, whom his father chastneth not?

For they, verily, for a few days chastned us as they thought good: but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

Now all chastning for the present is assuredly not joyous, but grievous; yet afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby.

And make strait paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed.

as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright:

For ye know that afterward, even when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place for repentance, tho' he sought it diligently with tears.

For ye are not come to the mountain that could be touched, and the burning fire,