Bible verse
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1 · BSB
The verses around it, from Hebrews 11.
1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
2 This is why the ancients were commended.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
KJV
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
ASV
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
ERV
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the proving of things not seen.
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