Hebrews 11:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵By faith Enoch^[a] was taken up so that he did not see death. He was found no more, because God had taken him, and before he was taken up he was attested to have pleased God. ⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

⁷By faith Noah,^[b] having been warned by God about things not yet seen, took heed and built an ark to save his household. Through his faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that derives from faith.

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Footnotes

Hebrews 11:5 Enoch: see note on Gen 4:25—5:32 (last paragraph).
Hebrews 11:7 Noah: see Gen 5:28—9:29; Ezek 14:14.

Hebrews 11:5-7

New International Version

⁵By 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]^(A) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. ⁶And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him^(B) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

⁷By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,^(C) in holy fear built an ark^(D) to save his family.^(E) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.^(F)

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