Hebrews 11:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Common English Bible

¹ Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not apparent.

Hebrews 11:1 Cross References

2 Corinthians 5:7

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians 4:18

because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.

Hebrews 10:22

let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Psalm 27:13

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Hebrews 11:27

By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 10:39

But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.

Psalm 42:11

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, and the greatest of these is love.

Hebrews 11:13

All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working through love.

2 Corinthians 5:17

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!

2 Peter 1:1

Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

Acts 20:21

as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

Titus 1:1

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness,

Hebrews 2:3

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was declared at first through the Lord, and it was confirmed for us by those who heard him,

2 Corinthians 11:17

What I am saying in regard to this boastful undertaking, I am saying not with the Lord’s authority but as a fool;

2 Corinthians 9:4

otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be put to shame—to say nothing of you—in this undertaking.

Hebrews 3:6

Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the boldness and the pride inspired by hope.