- Bible
- Hebrews
- Chapter 11
- Verse 1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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Gill's Exposition
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,.... The "faith" here spoken of is not a mere moral virtue, which is a branch of the law; nor a bare assent to anything revealed, declared, and affirmed…
Barnes' Notes
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for - On the general nature of faith, see the notes on Mar 16:16. The margin here is, “ground or confidence.” There is scarcely any verse of the New…
Adam Clarke
Faith is the substance of things hoped for - Εστι δε πιστις ελπιζομενων ὑποστασις· Faith is the Subsistence of things hoped for; πραγματων ελεγχος ου βλεπομενων· The Demonstration of things not seen.…
Here we have, I. A definition or description of the grace of faith in two parts. 1. It is the substance of things hoped for. Faith and hope go together; and the same things that are the object of our…
Cambridge Bible
Now faith Since he has said "we are of faith to gaining of the soul," the question might naturally arise, What then is faith? It is nowhere defined in Scripture, nor is it defined here, for the writer…
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