Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
Hebrews 11:1 gives faith its working definition — "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" — and the rest of the chapter spends forty verses illustrating it with people who acted on it before they could verify it. The Bible's faith verses do not ask for credulity; they ask for trust with reasons attached. Proverbs 3:5-6 names the mechanics: "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." Romans 10:17 locates where faith comes from — "by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" — and James 2:17 supplies the boundary condition: faith without works is dead. Fifteen of those verses follow in full KJV text.
Quick answer: Hebrews 11:1 defines faith: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Proverbs 3:5-6 is the most quoted practical counsel — "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart" — and 2 Corinthians 5:7 compresses the idea to a sentence: "For we walk by faith, not by sight." Mark 9:23 records the scope: "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Hebrews 11:6
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
for we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
Matthew 17:20
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
James 2:17
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Ephesians 2:8
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:17
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
Psalms 37:5
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
1 John 5:4
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
Mark 9:23
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
Read these in seasons where the next step is clear but the outcome is not — a decision with hidden variables, a calling without a budget, a change nobody around you quite understands. Hebrews 11 is a list of people who moved before they saw ("By faith Abraham, when he was called... went out, not knowing whither he went"), and it is best read whole rather than in single verses, which is why the full-verse-text cards below keep the chapter's context visible. For everyday decisions, Proverbs 3:5-6 and Psalm 37:5 are the ones most often memorized.
Copy the verse that names your situation, and switch between the King James Version and the World English Bible if the older phrasing is a barrier — "the evidence of things not seen" is the KJV's rendering of a phrase modern translations give as "conviction of things not seen." James 2:17 and Galatians 2:20 are worth reading as a pair: one describes faith proving itself in action, the other describes what the action is really about — "I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." The random verse tool above can draw more verses from this theme.
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