Hebrews 11:1-3 Faith means the assurance of what we hope for; it is our conviction about things that we cannot see.

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Faith means the assurance of what we hope for; it is our conviction about things that we cannot see. ² For it was by it that the men of old gained God's approval. ³ It is faith that enables us to see that the universe was created at the command of God, so that the world we see did not simply arise out of matter.