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

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Now faith is (εστιν δε πιστις). He has just said that "we are of faith" (10:39), not of apostasy. Now he proceeds in a chapter of …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

CHAPTER XI.

ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER.

In the close of the previous chapter, the apostle had incidentally mentioned faith ([Reference H…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

We have seen how the writer approached the subject that is the chief theme of this last division of this Epistle. The coming of the Lord, for judgm…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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

Though the "things" are only "hoped for" and "not s…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Faith is a present and continuing reality, not simply a virtue sometimes practiced in antiquity. It is a living thing, a way of life the writer wis…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Now faith, etc. (Hebrews 11:1). Whoever made this the beginning of the eleventh chapter has unwisely disconnected the…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for
The "faith" here spoken of is not a mere moral virtue, which is a bran…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Faith has always been the mark of God's servants, from the beginning of the world. When this principle is planted by the regenerating Spirit of God…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Above, the Apostle showed Christ’s superiority in many ways by preferring Him to the angels, to Moses, and to Aaron, and he advised the faithful to…

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