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faith

Meaning of “faith”

Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
247 occurrences231 verses26 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:20

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Deuteronomy 32:20
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:20 · retained source text

And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their ende shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 2:4 · retained source text

Behold, his soule which is lifted vp, is not vpright in him; but the iust shall liue by his faith.

1611 marginal noteIohn 3.36. rom.1.7. gal.3.11. heb.10.38.

Matthew 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:30 · retained source text

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grasse of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the ouen: shall he not much more clothe you, O yee of little faith?

Matthew 8:10
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 8:10 · retained source text

When Iesus heard it, he marueiled, and said to them that followed, Uerely, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

Matthew 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 8:26 · retained source text

And he saith vnto them, Why are yee fearefull, O yee of litle faith? Then hee arose, and rebuked the winds and the Sea, and there was a great calme.

Matthew 9:2
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 9:2 · retained source text

And behold, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, lying on a bed: and Iesus seeing their faith, said vnto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good cheere, thy sinnes be forgiuen thee.

1611 marginal noteMarke 2.3. luke 5.18.

Matthew 9:22
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 9:22 · retained source text

But Iesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, bee of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that houre.)

Matthew 9:29
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 9:29 · retained source text

Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, bee it vnto you.

Matthew 14:31
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 14:31 · retained source text

And immediately Iesus stretched foorth his hand, and caught him, and said vnto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 15:28 · retained source text

Then Iesus answered, and said vnto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it vnto thee euen as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very houre.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Hebrews 11:1

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

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth. […] The object of belief; a doctrine or system of doctrines believed; a system of revealed truths received by christians. […] Faithfulness; fidelity; a strict adherence to duty and fulfillment of promises.

volume 1, leaf 732, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 217)

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