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11 Now de faith pistis is eimi the assurance hypostasis of things hoped for elpizō, the conviction elenchos of things pragma not ou seen blepō. For gar by en it houtos the ho men of the past presbyteros were approved martyreō by God.

By faith pistis we understand noeō that the ho universe aiōn was created katartizō by the word rhēma of God theos, so that eis what ho is seen blepō was ginomai not brought into being ginomai from ek anything observable phainō.

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Heroes of Faith

11 Now faith is the reality[a] of what is hoped for, the proof[b] of what is not seen.(A) For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:1 Or assurance
  2. Hebrews 11:1 Or conviction
  3. Hebrews 11:3 Or the worlds were, or the ages were
  4. Hebrews 11:3 Or word