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Hebrews 11:1

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← Hebrews 10:39	Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)	Hebrews 11:2 →
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.	Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.	For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now^G1161 faith^G4102 is^G2076 the substance^G5287 of things hoped for^G1679, the evidence^G1650 of things^G4229 not^G3756 seen^G991.

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Original Greek

Ἔστι δὲ πίστις ἐλπιζομένων ὑπόστασις, πραγμάτων ἔλεγχος οὐ βλεπομένων.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Ἔστι	Esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	Now
πίστις	pistis	G4102	N-NSF	faith
ἐλπιζομένων	elpizomenōn	G1679	V-PPP-GPM	of things hoped for
ὑπόστασις,	hupostasis	G5287	N-NSF	the substance
πραγμάτων	pragmatōn	G4229	N-GPN	of things
ἔλεγχος	elenchos	G1650	N-NSM	the evidence
οὐ	ou	G3756	PRT-N	not
βλεπομένων.	blepomenōn	G991	V-PPP-GPN	seen

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G991 — βλέπω (blépō, blep'-o): I look, see — a primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively):--behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. Compare ὀπτάνομαι.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1650 — ἔλεγχος (élenchos, el'-eng-khos): a proof, persuasion, reproof — from ἐλέγχω; proof, conviction:--evidence, reproof.
• G1679 — ἐλπίζω (elpízō, el-pid'-zo): I hope, hope for, expect — from ἐλπίς; to expect or confide:--(have, thing) hope(-d) (for), trust.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G4102 — πίστις (pístis, pis'-tis): faith, belief, trust — from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
• G4229 — πρᾶγμα (prâgma, prag'-mah): a thing done, a matter — from πράσσω; a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material):--business, matter, thing, work.
• G5287 — ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis, hoop-os'-tas-is): assurance, substance, reality — from a compound of ὑπό and ἵστημι; a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively):--confidence, confident, person, substance.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• faith — Acts 20:21, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Galatians 5:6, Titus 1:1, Hebrews 10:22, Hebrews 10:39, Hebrews 11:13, 1 Peter 1:7, 2 Peter 1:1
• hoped — Hebrews 6:12, Hebrews 6:18-19
• is the — Psalms 27:13, Psalms 42:11
• substance — 2 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 11:17, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 3:14
• the evidence — Romans 8:24-25, 2 Corinthians 4:18, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 11:27, 1 Peter 1:8

Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 22:18, Joshua 2:9, Psalms 116:10, Jonah 3:5, Luke 5:39, John 6:40, John 20:29, 2 Corinthians 4:13, 2 Corinthians 5:7, 2 Timothy 3:16

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BATTLE OF LIFE, FAITH-UNBELIEF
• Torrey’s: FAITH
• Nave’s: FAITH, HOPE

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