Hebrews 11:1
Fayth is a sure confidence of thynges which are hoped for and a certayntie of thynges which are not sene.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
In Context
2By it ye elders were well reported of.
Cross References
Romans 8:24For we are savyd by hope. But hope that is sene is no hope. For how can a ma hope for that which he seyth?
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 →