Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is being sure of the things hoped for and certain of things that are not seen.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
In Context
2For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.
Cross References
Psalms 42:11Why are you bowed down, my soul? 1 Why are you upset within me? 1 Hope in God, for again I will praise him who is my salvation and my God.
Romans 8:24For in this certain hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he can see?
2 Corinthians 4:18For we are not watching for things that are seen, but for things that are unseen. The things that we can see are temporary, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. See, they have become new.
2 Corinthians 11:17What I am saying with this boastful confidence—I am not talking the way the Lord would—I am saying as a fool.
Titus 1:1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:1
The apostle having, in the close of the foregoing chapter, recommended the grace of faith and a life of faith as the best preservative against apostasy, he how enlarges upon the nature and fruits of this excellent grace. I. The nature of it, and the honour it reflects upon all who live in the exercise of it, ver. 1-3 . II. The great examples we have in the Old Testament of those who lived by faith, and died and suffered extraordinary things by the strength of his grace, ver. 4-38 . And, III. The advantages that we… Read the whole commentary →