But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.