Hebrews 11:1 in Spanish (Hebreos 11:1)

This is the Bible's own definition of faith, and in Spanish its two great nouns face each other like a matched pair: la sustancia of what we hope for, la demostración of what we cannot see.

Here is Hebrews 11:1 in the Reina-Valera with the English underneath, read aloud by a real voice at full speed and slow.

Hebrews 11:1 · Hebreos 11:1

Es pues la fe la sustancia de las cosas que se esperan, la demostración de las cosas que no se ven.

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

Word by word

Es pues la fe
now faith is
la sustancia
the substance (the Berean reads "the assurance")
de las cosas que se esperan
of what we hope for
la demostración
the evidence (the Berean reads "the certainty")
de las cosas que no se ven
of what we do not see

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Common questions

How do you say Hebrews 11:1 in Spanish?+

"Es pues la fe la sustancia de las cosas que se esperan, la demostración de las cosas que no se ven." The book is Hebreos, so the reference reads Hebreos 11:1.

What does sustancia mean here?+

Substance, the solid ground under hope. The King James says "the substance of things hoped for" and other translations say assurance; the Spanish sustancia carries both senses.

How do you say faith in Spanish?+

La fe. It is one of the shortest words in the language and one of the biggest. Fe, esperanza, y caridad: faith, hope, and love.

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