Walking By Faith

for through faith we walk, not through sight--

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, `And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen <FI>are<Fi> temporary, but the things not seen <FI>are<Fi> age-during.

and `the righteous by faith shall live,' and `if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'

wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day; — read the full passage →

Lo, a presumptuous one! Not upright is his soul within him, And the righteous by his stedfastness liveth.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to them, `Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,

Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, — read the full passage →

and all--as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

What, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh? — read the full passage →

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because `The righteous by faith shall live;'

and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because <FI>it is<Fi> not of faith; and all that <FI>is<Fi> not of faith is sin.

if we may live in the Spirit, in the Spirit also we may walk;

Near <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

because every one who is begotten of God doth overcome the world, and this is the victory that did overcome the world--our faith;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

And Jesus answering said to them, `Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass; — read the full passage →

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek. — read the full passage →

I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am <FI>he<Fi> , ye shall die in your sins.'

And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain <FI>others<Fi> with them, — read the full passage →

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor <FI>is<Fi> God.

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'

Do two walk together if they have not met?

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity, — read the full passage →

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified, — read the full passage →

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

And the apostles said to the Lord, `Add to us faith;'

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

for the momentary light matter of our tribulation, more and more exceedingly an age-during weight of glory doth work out for us--

for we see now through a mirror obscurely, and then face to face; now I know in part, and then I shall fully know, as also I was known;

Because of this <FI>it is<Fi> of faith, that <FI>it may be<Fi> according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which <FI>is<Fi> of the law only, but also to that which <FI>is<Fi> of the faith of Abraham,

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,

By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

By faith Enoch was translated--not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to--that he had pleased God well,

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

And Abram is a son of ninety and nine years, and Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith unto him, `I <FI>am<Fi> God Almighty, walk habitually before Me, and be thou perfect;

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

and he said unto them, `What <FI>are<Fi> these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'

then answering, Jesus said to her, `O woman, great <FI>is<Fi> thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.

Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

and Jesus said to him, `Go, thy faith hath saved thee:' and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.

and others of mockings and scourgings did receive trial, and yet of bonds and imprisonment;

by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

And the woman seeth that the tree <FI>is<Fi> good for food, and that it <FI>is<Fi> pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make <FI>one<Fi> wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

And Jesus answering said to them, `Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;

For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

and thou hast kept the commands of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, and to fear Him.

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love--these three; and the greatest of these <FI>is<Fi> love.

so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?

quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.

And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,

In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted <FI>them<Fi> , and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth, — read the full passage →

by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life. — read the full passage →