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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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Acts 15:9
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 15:9 · retained source text

And put no difference between vs & them, purifying their hearts by faith.

1611 marginal noteChap. 10.43. 1.cor. 1.2.

Acts 16:5
And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 16:5 · retained source text

And so were the Churches established in the faith, and increased in number dayly.

Acts 20:21
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 20:21 · retained source text

Testifying both to the Iewes and also to the Greekes, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Iesus Christ.

Acts 24:24
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 24:24 · retained source text

And after certaine dayes, when Felix came with his wife Orusilla, which was a Iew, he sent for Paul, and heard him cōcerning the faith in Christ.

Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 26:18 · retained source text

To open their eyes, and to turne them from darknesse to light, and from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receiue forgiuenesse of sinnes, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Romans 1:5
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 1:5 · retained source text

By whom we haue receiued grace and Apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for his Name,

1611 marginal noteOr, to the obedience of faith.

Romans 1:12
That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 1:12 · retained source text

That is, that I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.

1611 marginal noteOr, in you.

Romans 1:17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 1:17 · retained source text

For therein is the righteousnesse of God reueiled from faith to faith: as it is written, The iust shall liue by faith.

1611 marginal noteAbac. 2.4.

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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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