Hebrews 11:1

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Summary

Hebrews 11:1

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

Faith

Hoped

Hebrews 6:12

The evidence

1 Peter 1:8

General references

Luke 5:39

Bible References

Faith

All these died in the possession of faith. They had not received the promised blessings, but had seen them from a distance and had greeted them, and had acknowledged themselves to be foreigners and strangers here on earth;

let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water.

and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.

And so there remain Faith, Hope, Love--these three; and of these the greatest is Love.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any importance; but only faith working through love.

Paul, a bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,

The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith--being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.

Simon Peter, a bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Hoped

so that you may not become half-hearted, but be imitators of those who through faith and patient endurance are now heirs to the promises.

The evidence

Through faith Noah, being divinely taught about things as yet unseen, reverently gave heed and built an ark for the safety of his family, and by this act he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which depends on faith.

It is *in hope* that we have been saved. But an object of hope is such no longer when it is present to view; for when a man has a thing before his eyes, how can he be said to hope for it?

while we look not at things seen, but things unseen; for things seen are temporary, but things unseen are eternal.

So that if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old state of things has passed away; a new state of things has come into existence.

Him you love, though your eyes have never looked on Him. In Him, though at present you cannot see Him, you nevertheless trust, and triumph with a joy which is unspeakable and is crowned with glory,

General references

Nor does any one after drinking old wine wish for new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"