Hebrews 11:1
But faith is, of things hoped for, a confidence, of facts, a conviction, when they are not seen;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
In Context
2For, thereby, well-attested were the ancients.
Cross References
Psalms 42:11Why shouldst thou be sat down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence and my God.
Romans 8:24For, by our hope, have we been saved,—but, hope beheld, is not hope, for, what one beholdeth, why doth he hope for?
2 Corinthians 4:18So long as we are not looking out for the visible things, but for the invisible; for, the visible things, are temporary, whereas, the invisible, are age-abiding.
2 Corinthians 5:17On the contrary, now, no longer, are we gaining it. So that, if any one is in Christ, there is a new creation! the old things, have passed away,—Lo! they have become new!
2 Corinthians 11:17What I am saying, not according to the Lord, am I saying, but as in foolishness,—in this my boastful confidence!
Titus 1:1Paul, a servant of God—an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ,—according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that 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 →