Léctio Epístolæ ad Hebrǽos (11,1-7)
Fratres: Est fides sperándorum substántia, rerum arguméntum non apparéntium. In hac enim testimónium consecúti sunt senióres. Fide intellégimus aptáta esse sǽcula verbo Dei, ut ex invisibílibus visibília facta sint. Fide ampliórem hóstiam Abel quam Cain óbtulit Deo, per quam testimónium consecútus est esse iústus, testimónium perhibénte munéribus eíus Deo; et per illam defúnctus adhuc lóquitur. Fide Henoch translátus est, ne vidéret mortem, et non inveniebátur, quia tránstulit illum Deus; ante translatiónem enim testimónium accépit placuísse Deo. Sine fide autem impossíbile placére; crédere enim opórtet accedéntem ad Deum quia est et inquiréntibus se remunerátor fit. Fide Nœ, respónso accépto de his, quæ adhuc non videbántur, revéritus aptávit arcam in salútem domus suæ; per quam damnávit mundum, et iustítiæ, quæ secúndum fidem est, heres est institútus.
Brethren: faith is, the substance of things to be hoped for, the argument of things not appearing. For in this the old men obtained testimony. By faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God: that of invisible things visible things might be made. By faith, Abel offered a greater host to God than Cain: by which he obtained testimony that he was just, God giving testimony to his gifts, and by it, he being dead, yet speaketh. By faith Henoch was translated, that he should not see death, and he was not found: because God translated him. For before his translation he had testimony that he had pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please God. For he that cometh to God, must believe that he is, and is a rewarder to them that seek him. By faith, Noe having received an answer concerning those things which as yet were not seen, fearing, framed the ark for the saving of his house, by the which he condemned the world: and was instituted heir of the justice which is by faith.
