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Hebrews 11:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Hebrews 11:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:19 words
GreekMeaning
ἜστινEstin
IsverbG1510
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πίστιςpistis
faithnounG4102
ἐλπιζομένωνelpizomenōn
of things hoped forverbG1679
ὑπόστασιςhypostasis
the assurancenounG5287
πραγμάτωνpragmatōn
of thingsnounG4229
ἔλεγχοςelenchos
the convictionnounG1650
οὐou
notadverbG3756
βλεπομένωνblepomenōn
being seenverbG991
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Markus BauerNote2mo ago
Faith Isn't Feeling Certain About Invisible Things
I'm a physicist, and I struggled for years to reconcile faith and reason. I thought faith meant shutting off my critical mind and believing things despite evidence to the contrary. But this definition...
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Yuki TanakaNote1mo ago
Faith Is the Assurance of Things Hoped For
I'm struggling with what faith actually is. I don't have feelings of certainty. I have questions. I have doubts. So is my faith fake? The author's definition changes things. Faith is assurance of thi...
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