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

(These all died in faith without obtaining the promises; they only saw them far away and hailed them, owning they were 'strangers and exiles upon earth.'

let us draw near with a true heart, in absolute assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from a bad conscience, and our bodies washed in pure water;

bearing my testimony, both to Jews and Greeks, of repentance before God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Thus 'faith and hope and love last on, these three,' but the greatest of all is love.

in Christ Jesus circumcision is not valid, neither is uncircumcision, but only faith active in love.

Paul a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and for their knowledge of the Truth that goes with a religious life,

that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have been allotted a faith of equal privilege with ours, by the equity of our God and saviour Jesus Christ:

Hoped

so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

The evidence

It was by faith that Noah, after being told by God what was still unseen, reverently constructed an ark to save his household; thus he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that follows faith.

We were saved with this hope in view. Now when an object of hope is seen, there is no further need to hope. Who ever hopes for what he sees already?

for those of us whose eyes are on the unseen, not on the seen; for the seen is transient, the unseen eternal.

There is a new creation whenever a man comes to be in Christ; what is old is gone, the new has come.

You never knew him, but you love him; for the moment you do not see him, but you believe in him, and you will thrill with an unspeakable and glorious joy

General references

Besides, no one wants new wine [immediately] after drinking old; 'The old,' he says, 'is better.'"