Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of wh…”

Hebrews 11:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

World English Bible

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

American Standard Version

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now faith is the grounds of things, which are hoped for, and the euidence of things which are not seene.

Darby Translation

Now faith is [the] substantiating of things hoped for, [the] conviction of things not seen.

Young's Literal Translation

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

Bible in Basic English

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.

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Cross references

“faith”

Hebrews 10:22 Hebrews 10:39 1 Corinthians 13:13 Hebrews 11:13 Galatians 5:6 Acts 20:21

Hebrews 10:22 · BSB

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Hebrews 10:39 · BSB

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

1 Corinthians 13:13 · BSB

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Hebrews 11:13 · BSB

All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Galatians 5:6 · BSB

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.

Acts 20:21 · BSB

testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

“is the”

Psalm 27:13 Psalm 42:11

Psalm 27:13 · BSB

Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Psalm 42:11 · BSB

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

“substance”

Hebrews 3:14 Hebrews 2:3 2 Corinthians 11:17 2 Corinthians 9:4

Hebrews 3:14 · BSB

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

Hebrews 2:3 · BSB

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

2 Corinthians 11:17 · BSB

In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

2 Corinthians 9:4 · BSB

Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

“hoped”

Hebrews 6:12 Hebrews 6:18 Hebrews 6:19

Hebrews 6:12 · BSB

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Hebrews 6:18 · BSB

Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

Hebrews 6:19 · BSB

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

“the evidence”

2 Corinthians 4:18 Hebrews 11:7 Hebrews 11:27 2 Corinthians 5:17 Romans 8:24 Romans 8:25

2 Corinthians 4:18 · BSB

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Hebrews 11:7 · BSB

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.

Hebrews 11:27 · BSB

By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.

2 Corinthians 5:17 · BSB

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Romans 8:24 · BSB

For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

Romans 8:25 · BSB

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Also

2 Corinthians 5:7

2 Corinthians 5:7 · BSB

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2This is why the ancients were commended.

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