It is written,“ I believed, and so I have spoken.”( Psalm 116:10) We have that same spirit of faith. So we also believe and speak.

但我们既有信心，正如经上记着说：“我因信，所以如此说话。”我们也信，所以也说话。

但我们既然有从同一位灵而来的信心，正如经上记着：“我信，故我说话”，我们也信，所以也说话；

但我们既然有从同一位灵而来的信心，正如经上记着：“我信，故我说话”，我们也信，所以也说话；

圣经上说：“我相信，所以才说。”我们有同样的信心，我们也相信，所以才这样说。

经上记着说：“我信，所以我说话。”我们既然有同样的信心（“信心”原文作“信心的灵”），也就信，所以也说话，

照着经上所记的：“我信，故我说”，我们既然有同一个信仰的灵，我们也就信，所以也就说，

但我們既有信心，正如經上記着說：「我因信，所以如此說話。」我們也信，所以也說話。

但我們既然有從同一位靈而來的信心，正如經上記着：「我信，故我說話」，我們也信，所以也說話；

但我們既然有從同一位靈而來的信心，正如經上記着：「我信，故我說話」，我們也信，所以也說話；

聖經上說：「我相信，所以才說。」我們有同樣的信心，我們也相信，所以才這樣說。

經上記著說：“我信，所以我說話。”我們既然有同樣的信心（“信心”原文作“信心的靈”），也就信，所以也說話，

照經上記着說：『我信了，所以說話了』；如今我們也這樣；我們既有這同一的「信仰之靈」，我們也就信了，所以也就說話了，

照著經上所記的：「我信，故我說」，我們既然有同一個信仰的靈，我們也就信，所以也就說，

如經云、我信故言、我儕既有此信、亦因信而言也、

經云、我信而言也、我有此心、故信而言、

經載云、我因信故言、我既有此信心、亦因信而言、

雖然、經不云乎、『中心所信、不能不言。』吾人既具此信仰精神、亦曰中心所信、不能不言而已矣。

It is written:“ I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,

Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written,“ I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,

But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said,“ I believed in God, so I spoke.”

And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written:“ I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,

And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written,“ I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,

But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;

And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written,“ I believed; therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written,“ I believed, and therefore I spoke.” We also believe, and therefore we also speak;

I trusted in the Lord even when I said to myself,“ I am in great pain.”

Since we have that kind of hope, we are very bold.

Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see.That is what the people of long ago were praised for.We have faith. So we understand that everything was made when God commanded it. That’s why we believe that what we see was not made out of what could be seen.Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.Enoch had faith. So he was taken from this life. He didn’t die.“ He couldn’t be found, because God had taken him away.”( Genesis 5:24) Before God took him, Enoch was praised as one who pleased God.Without faith it is impossible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.Noah had faith. So he built an ark to save his family. He built it because of his great respect for God. God had warned him about things that could not yet be seen. Because of his faith Noah showed the world that it was guilty. Because of his faith he was considered right with God.Abraham had faith. So he obeyed God. God called him to go to a place he would later receive as his own. So he went. He did it even though he didn’t know where he was going.Because of his faith he made his home in the land God had promised him. Abraham was like an outsider in a strange country. He lived there in tents. So did Isaac and Jacob. They received the same promise he did.Abraham was looking forward to the city that has foundations. He was waiting for the city that God planned and built.And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful.Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.People who say things like that show that they are looking for a country of their own.What if they had been thinking of the country they had left? Then they could have returned to it.Instead, they longed for a better country. They wanted a heavenly one. So God is pleased when they call him their God. In fact, he has prepared a city for them.Abraham had faith. So when God tested him, Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham had held on tightly to the promises. But he was about to offer his one and only son.God had said to him,“ Your family line will continue through Isaac.”( Genesis 21:12) Even so, Abraham was going to offer him up.Abraham did this, because he believed that God could even raise the dead. In a way, he did receive Isaac back from death.Isaac had faith. So he blessed Jacob and Esau. He told them what was ahead for them.Jacob had faith. So he blessed each of Joseph’s sons. He blessed them when he was dying. Because of his faith he worshiped God. Jacob worshiped as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.Joseph had faith. So he spoke to the people of Israel about how they would leave Egypt someday. When his death was near, he spoke about where to bury his bones.Moses’ parents had faith. So they hid him for three months after he was born. They saw he was a special child. They were not afraid of the king’s command.Moses had faith. So he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. That happened after he had grown up.He chose to be treated badly together with the people of God. He chose not to enjoy sin’s pleasures. They only last for a short time.He suffered shame because of Christ. He thought it had great value. Moses considered it better than the riches of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward.Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. It wasn’t because he was afraid of the king’s anger. He didn’t let anything stop him. That’s because he saw the God who can’t be seen.Because of his faith, Moses was the first to keep the Passover Feast. He commanded the people of Israel to sprinkle blood on their doorways. He did it so that the destroying angel would not touch their oldest sons.The people of Israel had faith. So they passed through the Red Sea. They went through it as if it were dry land. The Egyptians tried to do it also. But they drowned.Israel’s army had faith. So the walls of Jericho fell down. It happened after they had marched around the city for seven days.Rahab, the prostitute, had faith. So she welcomed the spies. That’s why she wasn’t killed with those who didn’t obey God.What more can I say? I don’t have time to tell about all the others. I don’t have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah. I don’t have time to tell about David and Samuel and the prophets.Because of their faith they took over kingdoms. They ruled fairly. They received the blessings God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions.They put out great fires. They escaped being killed by swords. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became powerful in battle. They beat back armies from other countries.Women received back their dead. The dead were raised to life again. There were others who were made to suffer greatly. But they refused to be set free. They did this so that after death they would be raised to an even better life.Some were made fun of and even whipped. Some were held by chains. Some were put in prison.Some were killed with stones. Some were sawed in two. Some were killed by swords. They went around wearing the skins of sheep and goats. They were poor. They were attacked. They were treated badly.The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains. They lived in caves. They lived in holes in the ground.All these people were praised because they had faith. But none of them received what God had promised.That’s because God had planned something better for us. So they would only be made perfect together with us.

To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing.

Witnesses who aren’t honest will die. But anyone who listens carefully will be a successful witness.

I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter. I serve Jesus Christ. I am his apostle. I am sending this letter to you. You are those who have received a faith as valuable as ours. You received it because our God and Savior Jesus Christ does what is right.

I want us to encourage one another in the faith we share.

No! We believe we are saved through the grace of our Lord Jesus. The Gentiles are saved in the same way.”