11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
- KJV King James Version
- Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Now faith is [the] substance of things hoped for, [the] proof of matters not being seen,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Now our trust in God is the guarantee of what we hope for, the evidence of what we can't see.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Now faith is [the] substantiating of things hoped for, [the] conviction of things not seen.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἔστιν | Estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| δὲ | de | Now | G1161 δέ then |
| πίστις | pistis | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| ἐλπιζομένων | elpizomenōn | of what [we] hope for | G1679 ἐλπίζω to hope/expect |
| ὑπόστασις | hypostasis | [the] assurance | G5287 ὑπόστασις confidence/essence |
| πραγμάτων | pragmatōn | of what | G4229 πρᾶγμα thing |
| ἔλεγχος | elenchos | [and the] certainty | G1650 ἔλεγχος rebuke |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| βλεπομένων | blepomenōn | we do not see | G991 βλέπω to see |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
for we walk by faith, not by sight.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
- Romans 8:24–25
For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
- Hebrews 11:7
By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
- Hebrews 10:22
let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,
- 1 Peter 1:7–8
that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ— whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—
- Psalm 27:13
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
- Hebrews 11:27
By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
- Hebrews 6:18–19
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
- Hebrews 6:12
that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
2 For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
3 By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
Read all of Hebrews 11 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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