11:1 [] Einai de h pistiV elpizomenwn pepoiqhsiV, bebaiwsiV pragmatwn mh blepomenwn.

11:2 Dioti dia tauthV elabon kalhn marturian oi presbuteroi.

11:3 Dia pistewV ennooumen oti oi aiwneV ektiqhsan me ton logon tou Qeou, wste ta blepomena den egeinan ek fainomenwn.

11:4 [] Dia pistewV o Abel prosefere proV ton Qeon kalhteran qusian para ton Kain, dia thV opoiaV emarturhqh oti hto dikaioV, epeidh o QeoV edwke marturian peri twn dwrwn autou, kai di ' authV kaitoi apoqanwn eti lalei.

11:5 Dia pistewV meteteqh o Enwc, dia na mh idh qanaton, kai den eurisketo, dioti meteqesen auton o QeoV× epeidh pro thV metaqesewV autou emarturhqh oti euhresthsen eiV ton Qeon×

11:6 cwriV de pistewV adunaton einai na euaresthsh tiV eiV auton× dioti o prosercomenoV eiV ton Qeon prepei na pisteuh oti einai kai ginetai misqapodothV eiV touV ekzhtountaV auton.

11:7 Dia pistewV o Nwe, eidopoihqeiV qeoqen peri twn mh blepomenwn eti, efobhqh kai kateskeuase kibwton proV swthrian tou oikou autou, di' hV katekrine ton kosmon kai egeine klhronomoV thV dia pistewV dikaiosunhV.

11:8 Dia pistewV uphkousen o Abraam, ote ekaleito na exelqh eiV ton topon ton opoion emelle na labh eiV klhronomian, kai exhlqe mh exeurwn pou upagei.

11:9 Dia pistewV parwkhsen eiV thn ghn thV epaggeliaV wV xenhn, katoikhsaV en skhnaiV meta Isaak kai Iakwb twn sugklhronomwn thV authV epaggeliaV×

11:10 dioti periemene thn polin thn ecousan ta qemelia, thV opoiaV tecnithV kai dhmiourgoV einai o QeoV.

11:11 Dia pistewV kai auth h Sarra elabe dunamin eiV to na sullabh sperma kai para kairon hlikiaV egennhsen, epeidh estocasqh piston ton uposceqenta.

11:12 Dia touto kai ex enoV, malista nenekrwmenou, egennhqhsan kaqwV ta astra tou ouranou kata to plhqoV, kai wV h ammoV h para to ceiloV thV qalasshV, htiV den dunatai na ariqmhqh.

11:13 En pistei apeqanon outoi panteV, mh labonteV taV epaggeliaV, alla makroqen idonteV autaV kai peisqenteV kai egkolpwqenteV kai omologhsanteV oti einai xenoi kai parepidhmoi epi thV ghV.

11:14 Dioti oi legonteV toiauta deiknuousin oti zhtousi patrida.

11:15 Kai ean men enequmounto ekeinhn, ex hV exhlqon, hqelon eurei kairon na epistreywsi×

11:16 twra omwV epiqumousi kalhteran, toutestin epouranion. Dia touto o QeoV den epaiscunetai autouV na leghtai QeoV autwn, dioti htoimase di' autouV polin.

11:17 Dia pistewV o Abraam, ote edokimazeto, prosefere ton Isaak, kai ton monogenh autou proseferen ekeinoV ostiV anedecqh taV epaggeliaV,

11:18 proV ton opoion elalhqh oti en Isaak qelei klhqh eiV se sperma,

11:19 sullogisqeiV oti o QeoV dunatai kai ek nekrwn na anegeirh× ex wn kai elaben auton opisw parabolikwV.

11:20 Dia pistewV o Isaak huloghse ton Iakwb kai ton Hsau peri twn mellontwn.

11:21 Dia pistewV o Iakwb apoqnhskwn huloghsen ekaston twn uiwn tou Iwshf kai prosekunhsen episthrizomenoV epi to akron thV rabdou autou.

11:22 Dia pistewV o Iwshf apoqnhskwn proanhggeile peri thV exodou twn uiwn Israhl kai parhggeile peri twn ostewn autou.

11:23 Dia pistewV o MwushV, afou egennhqh, ekrufqh treiV mhnaV upo twn gonewn autou, dioti eidon kecaritwmenon to paidion, kai den efobhqhsan to diatagma tou basilewV.

11:24 Dia pistewV o MwushV, afou emegalwsen, hrnhqh na leghtai uioV thV qugatroV tou Faraw,

11:25 prokrinaV mallon na kakouchtai me ton laon tou Qeou para na ech proskairon apolausin amartiaV,

11:26 krinaV ton uper tou Cristou oneidismon megalhteron plouton para touV en Aiguptw qhsaurouV× dioti apeblepen eiV thn misqapodosian.

11:27 Dia pistewV afhke thn Aigupton, mh fobhqeiV ton qumon tou basilewV× dioti wV blepwn ton aoraton enekarterhse.

11:28 Dia pistewV ekame to pasca kai thn proscusin tou aimatoV, dia na mh eggish autouV o exoloqreuwn ta prwtotoka.

11:29 Dia pistewV diebhsan thn Eruqran qalassan wV dia xhraV, thn opoian dokimasanteV oi Aiguptioi katepontisqhsan.

11:30 Dia pistewV epeson ta teich thV Iericw, afou ekuklwqhsan epi epta hmeraV.

11:31 Dia pistewV h pornh Raab den sunapwlesqh me touV apeiqhsantaV, decqeisa touV kataskopouV me eirhnhn.

11:32 [] Kai ti eti na legw; Dioti qelei me leiyei o kairoV dihgoumenon peri Gedewn, Barak te kai Samywn kai Iefqae, Dabid te kai Samouhl kai twn profhtwn,

11:33 oitineV dia thV pistewV katepolemhsan basileiaV, eirgasqhsan dikaiosunhn, epetucon taV epaggeliaV, efraxan stomata leontwn,

11:34 esbesan dunamin puroV, efugon stomata macairaV, enedunamwqhsan apo asqeneiaV, egeinan iscuroi en polemw, etreyan eiV fughn strateumata allotriwn.

11:35 Elabon gunaikeV touV nekrouV autwn anasthqentaV× alloi de ebasanisqhsan, mh decqenteV thn apolutrwsin, dia na axiwqwsi kalhteraV anastasewV×

11:36 alloi de edokimasan empaigmouV kai mastigaV, eti de kai desma kai fulakhn×

11:37 eliqobolhqhsan, eprionisqhsan, epeirasqhsan, me sfaghn macairaV apeqanon, perieplanhqhsan me dermata probatwn, me dermata aigwn× usteroumenoi, qlibomenoi, kakoucoumenoi,

11:38 twn opoiwn den hto axioV o kosmoV, planwmenoi en erhmiaiV kai oresi kai sphlaioiV kai taiV trupaiV thV ghV.

11:39 Kai outoi panteV an kai elabon kalhn marturian dia thV pistewV, den aphlausan thn epaggelian,