Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
In Context
2For by it the men of old obtained approval.
Cross References
Romans 8:24For we are saved by this hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what man hopes for what he sees?
2 Corinthians 4:18So we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.
2 Corinthians 11:17That which I am speaking, I do not speak with the Lord's authority, but, as it were, foolishly, in boastful confidence.
Titus 1:1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's chosen and the knowledge of the truth which is according to 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 →