KJV King James Version
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
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Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
WEB World English Bible
By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
ASV American Standard Version
By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Hebrews 11
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God.
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ΠίστειG4102 · pistisfaithχρηματισθεὶςG5537 · chrēmatizōto announceΝῶεG3575 · NōeNoahπερὶG4012 · periaboutτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμηδέπωG3369 · mēdepōnot yetβλεπομένωνG991 · blepōto seeεὐλαβηθεὶςG2125 · eulabeomaito revereκατεσκεύασενG2680 · kataskeuazōto prepareκιβωτὸνG2787 · kibōtosark: covenantεἰςG1519 · eistowardσωτηρίανG4991 · sōtēriasalvationτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἴκουG3624 · oikoshouse: homeαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofἧςG3739 · hos, hēwhichκατέκρινενG2632 · katakrinōto condemnτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόσμονG2889 · kosmosworldκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toπίστινG4102 · pistisfaithδικαιοσύνηςG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beκληρονόμος.¶G2818 · klēronomosheir
Cross-references
Genesis 6:13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.1 Peter 3:20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.Ezekiel 14:14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver [but] their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.Romans 4:13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.Genesis 7:23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained [alive], and they that [were] with him in the ark.Ezekiel 14:20Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, [were] in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall [but] deliver their own souls by their righteousness.Philippians 3:9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.Romans 3:22Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:Proverbs 27:12A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;Romans 1:17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.Exodus 9:18-21Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.Ezekiel 3:17-19Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:Matthew 24:25Behold, I have told you before.
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