Hebrews 11:1-2 - Compare All Versions

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Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation.

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.

Now faith is the reality  of what is hoped for, the proof  of what is not seen.  For by this our ancestors were approved.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

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.

Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen. For by it the people of old gained approval.

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]. For by this [kind of] faith the men of old gained [divine] approval.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see. For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.