Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
[Ἔστιν δὲ πίστις ἐλπιζομένων ὑπόστασις, πραγμάτων ἔλεγχος οὐ βλεπομένων.]
The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Hebrews 11: 1 [KJV (1611)]
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(Source (Greek)). Alternate translations:Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen.
[JB (1966)]Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of realities that are unseen.
[NJB (1985)]To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see.
[GNT (1992 ed.)]Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see.
[CEB (2011)]Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
[NRSV (2021 ed.)]
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What you were sure of yesterday, you know now to be false, but what you are sure of today is absolutely true.
Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 10 (1963)
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It is wise to be sure, but otherwise to be too sure.
Sophie Irene Loeb (1876-1929) Ukrainian-American journalist, activist
Epigrams of Eve, “Wise and Otherwise” (1913)
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