Faith in Action

11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope fori and assurance about what we do not see.j 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.k

3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,l so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commendedm as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.n And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.o

5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”a p For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to himq must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.