Hebrews 11:1

Hebrews 11:1-2 The Message (MSG)

The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

Hebrews 11:1 King James Version (KJV)

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 New Century Version (NCV)

Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.

Hebrews 11:1 American Standard Version (ASV)

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 New International Version (NIV)

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:1 New King James Version (NKJV)

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 New Living Translation (NLT)

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

Hebrews 11:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].

Hebrews 11:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.