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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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Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 2:5 · retained source text

When Iesus saw their faith, hee said vnto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes be forgiuen thee.

Mark 4:40
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:40 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? How is it that you haue no faith?

Mark 5:34
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:34 · retained source text

And he said vnto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole, goe in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Mark 10:52
And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 10:52 · retained source text

And Iesus saide vnto him, Goe thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole: And immediatly hee receiued his sight, & followed Iesus in the way.

1611 marginal noteOr, saued thee.

Mark 11:22
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 11:22 · retained source text

And Iesus answering, saith vnto them, Haue faith in God.

1611 marginal noteOr, haue the faith of God.

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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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