Living by Faith

11 Now faith is the reality[a] of what is hoped for, the proof[b] of what is not seen.(A) For by this our ancestors were approved.

By faith we understand that the universe was[c] created by the word of God,(B) so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.[d]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 11:1 Or assurance
  2. 11:1 Or conviction
  3. 11:3 Or the worlds were, or the ages were
  4. 11:3 Or so that what is seen was made out of what was not visible

The Meaning of Faith

11 Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about[a] and the certainty that what we cannot see exists.[b] By faith our ancestors won approval.

By faith we understand that time was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are invisible.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:1 The Gk. lacks will come about
  2. Hebrews 11:1 The Gk. lacks exist