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Hebrews 11:1

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faith: Hebrews 11:13, Hebrews 10:22, Hebrews 10:39; Acts 20:21; 1 Corinthians 13:13; Galatians 5:6; Titus 1:1; 1 Peter 1:7; 2 Peter 1:1

is the: Psalms 27:13, Psalms 42:11

substance: or, ground, or, confidence, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 3:14; 2 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 11:17 *Gr.

hoped: Hebrews 6:12, Hebrews 6:18-19

the evidence: Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 11:27; Romans 8:24-25; 2 Corinthians 4:18, 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Peter 1:8

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