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Faith (769 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith? (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, "Most certainly I tell you, I haven't found so great a faith, not even in Israel. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour. (BBE)

Matthew 8:26 He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 9:2 Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 9:22 But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 9:28 And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord. (BBE)

Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 13:58 And He performed but few mighty deeds there because of their want of faith. (WEY BBE NIV)

Matthew 14:31 Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" The Good News According to Mark (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words: (BBE)

Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 16:8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith,'because you have brought no bread?' (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 17:20 He said to them, "Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain,'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 18:6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea. (BBE)

Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered them, "Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain,'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 21:22 and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain." (WEY BBE RSV)

Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him? (BBE)

Matthew 21:32 For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him. (WEY BBE)

Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 24:10 Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another. (See NIV)

Matthew 24:23 Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him; (BBE)

Matthew 24:26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it. (BBE)

Matthew 27:42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him. (BBE)

Matthew 27:43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God. (BBE)

Mark 1:15 And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news. (BBE)

Mark 2:5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 4:40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?" (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 5:34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 5:36 But Jesus, overhearing the words, said to the Warden, "Do not be afraid; only have faith." (WEY BBE)

Mark 6:6 And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching. (BBE NIV)

Mark 6:26 Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the sake of his oaths, and of his guests, would not break faith with her. (WEY)

Mark 7:22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts: (BBE)

Mark 9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. (Root in KJV ASV BBE WBS RSV)

Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith. (BBE)

Mark 9:24 Immediately the father cried out, "I do believe: strengthen my weak faith." (WEY BBE)

Mark 9:42 And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea. (BBE)

Mark 10:24 And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God! (BBE)

Mark 10:52 Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your faith has made you well." Immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 11:22 Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 11:23 Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire. (BBE)

Mark 11:24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it. (BBE)

Mark 11:31 And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him? (BBE)

Mark 13:21 And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it: (BBE)

Mark 16:14 And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead. (BBE NIV)

Mark 16:16 He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged. (BBE)

Mark 16:17 And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages; (BBE)

Luke 1:20 Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time. (BBE)

Luke 1:45 Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done. (BBE)

Luke 5:20 Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 7:9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 7:50 He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 8:12 Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation. (BBE)

Luke 8:13 And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up. (BBE)

Luke 8:25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?" Being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, "Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?" (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 8:48 He said to her, "Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well. Go in peace." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 8:50 But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well. (BBE)

Luke 9:41 Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." (Root in WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS RSV)

Luke 11:22 But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods. (BBE)

Luke 12:28 But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith? (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 12:46 then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful. (Root in WEB WEY ASV BBE YLT RSV)

Luke 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 17:6 The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree,'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 17:19 Then he said to him, "Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?" (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 18:42 Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 20:5 And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him? (BBE)

Luke 22:32 but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn't fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 1:7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him. (BBE)

John 1:12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name: (BBE)

John 1:50 In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these. (BBE)

John 2:11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee and let his glory be seen openly; and his disciples put their faith in him. (BBE NIV)

John 2:22 So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said. (BBE)

John 2:23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did. (BBE)

John 2:24 But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all. (BBE)

John 3:15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. (BBE)

John 3:16 For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. (BBE)

John 3:18 The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God. (BBE)

John 3:33 He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true. (BBE)

John 3:36 He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him. (BBE)

John 4:39 Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did. (BBE)

John 4:41 And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said. (BBE)

John 4:42 And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world. (BBE)

John 4:48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders. (BBE)

John 4:50 And Jesus said, Go in peace; your son is living. The man had faith in the word which Jesus said to him and went away. (BBE)

John 4:53 It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family. (BBE)

John 5:24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life. (BBE)

John 5:38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent. (BBE)

John 5:44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God? (BBE)

John 6:29 Jesus, answering, said to them, This is to do the work of God: to have faith in him whom God has sent. (BBE)

John 6:30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do? (BBE)

John 6:35 And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink. (BBE)

John 6:36 But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith. (BBE)

John 6:40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day. (BBE)

John 6:47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life. (BBE)

John 6:64 But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him. (BBE)

John 6:69 And we have faith and are certain that you are the Holy One of God. (BBE)

John 7:31 But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, "When the Christ comes, he won't do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?" (See NIV)

John 7:38 He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water. (BBE)

John 7:39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come. (BBE)

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Thesaurus
Faith (769 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a
certain statement is true (Philippians 1:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:13). ...
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Faith-righteousness (2 Occurrences)
Faith-righteousness. << Faithlessness, Faith-righteousness. Faked >>.
Multi-Version Concordance Faith-righteousness (2 Occurrences). ...
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Based (40 Occurrences)
... Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. ... Romans
10:6 But the righteousness which is based on faith speaks in a different tone. ...
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Actions (62 Occurrences)
... Romans 3:28 For we maintain that it is as the result of faith that a man is held
to be righteous, apart from actions done in obedience to Law. (WEY). ...
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Assurance (16 Occurrences)
... pistis, generally rendered "faith") or pledge God has given that his revelation
is true and worthy of acceptance. The "full assurance [Gr. ...
/a/assurance.htm - 16k

Schoolmaster (3 Occurrences)
... Thus the law was a pedagogue to the Jews, with a view to Christ, ie, to prepare
for faith in Christ by producing convictions of guilt and helplessness. ...
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Steadfastness (15 Occurrences)
... 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing
and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. ...
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Credited (19 Occurrences)
... 4:5 whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes
in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to ...
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Access (9 Occurrences)
... Only through Him have we "access by faith into this grace wherein we stand" (Romans
5:2); "Through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father ...
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Author (5 Occurrences)
... a) Hebrews 12:2, "looking unto Jesus, the author [King James Version, Revised Version]
and finisher [Revised Version, "perfecter"] of our faith." But here it ...
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Greek
4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... 4102 (from 3982, ", be persuaded") ?�� properly, (be , come to trust); . Faith (4102)
is always a , and something that can be produced by people. ...
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3640. oligopistos -- little faith
... little faith. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: oligopistos Phonetic Spelling:
(ol-ig-op'-is-tos) Short Definition: of little faith Definition: of ...
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3640b. oligopistos -- of little faith
... << 3640a, 3640b. oligopistos. 3641 >>. of little faith. Transliteration:
oligopistos Short Definition: faith. Word Origin from the same ...
/greek/3640b.htm - 5k

3640a. oligopistia -- little faith
... << 3640, 3640a. oligopistia. 3640b >>. little faith. Transliteration: oligopistia
Short Definition: littleness. Word Origin from oligos ...
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4100. pisteuo -- to believe, entrust
... to believe, entrust. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pisteuo Phonetic Spelling:
(pist-yoo'-o) Short Definition: I believe, have faith in Definition: I ...
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2487. ichnos -- a track
... by the sole of the foot (""); figuratively) the "footsteps" providing the for others
to follow, ie to live out "God's persuasions" (His inworkings of faith). ...
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3050. logikos -- reasonable, rational
... literal. 3050 (from 3056 , "reason") -- properly, because , ie "what is "
(logic working through the known through faith). The believer ...
/greek/3050.htm - 7k

4103. pistos -- faithful, reliable
... Cognate: 4103 (an adjective, derived from 3982 , "persuaded") -- properly, faithful
(loyalty to faith; literally, fullness of faith); typically, of believing ...
/greek/4103.htm - 8k

2261. epios -- gentle, mild
... 2261 ("gentle faith-speaking") happens as we to -- ie are committed to
handling matters according to His preferred-will (2307 ). ...
/greek/2261.htm - 7k

4275. proeido -- to foresee
... all the physical scenes of life operate according to (under) His plan -- bringing
equal, eternal benefit to the person walking in faith ("divine-") in each of ...
/greek/4275.htm - 7k

Topical Bible Verses
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
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Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
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Matthew 9:22
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
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Luke 17:6
And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, Be you plucked up by the root, and be you planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Topicalbible.org—AKJV

Luke 7:50
And he said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace.
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Matthew 8:2
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.
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Mark 9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help you my unbelief.
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Mark 9:23
Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes.
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1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found to praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
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1 John 5:4
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.
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ATS Bible Dictionary
Faith

The assent of the understanding to any truth. Religious faith is assent to the truth of divine revelation and of the events and doctrines contained in it. This may be merely historical, without producing any effect on our lives and conversation; and it is then a dead faith, such as even the devils have. But a living or saving faith not only believes the great doctrines of religion as true, but embraces them with the heart and affections; and is thus the source of sincere obedience to the divine will, exhibited in the life and conversation. Faith in Christ is a grace wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, whereby we receive Christ as our Savior, our Prophet, Priest, and King, and love and obey him as such. This living faith in Christ is the means of salvation-not meritoriously, but instrumentally. Without it there can be no forgiveness of sins, and no holiness of life; and they who are justified by faith, live and walk by faith, Mark 16:16 John 3:15,16 Acts 16:31 1 John 5:10.

True faith is an essential grace, and a mainspring of Christian life. By it the Christian overcomes the world, the flesh, and the devil, and receives the crown of righteousness, 1 Timothy 4:7-8. In virtue of it, worthy men of old wrought great wonders, Hebrews 11:1-40 Acts 14:9 1 1 Corinthians 13:2, being sustained by Omnipotence in doing whatever God enjoined, Matthew 17:20 Mark 9:23 11:23-24. In Romans 1:8, faith is put for the exhibition of faith, in the practice of all the duties implied in a profession of faith.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
FAITH

fath:

1. Etymology

2. Meaning: a Divergency

3. Faith in the Sense of Creed

4. A Leading Passage Explained

5. Remarks

6. Conclusion

In the Old Testament (the King James Version) the word occurs only twice: Deuteronomy 32:20 ('emun); Habakkuk 2:4 ('emunah). In the latter the Revised Version (British and American) places in the margin the alternative rendering, "faithfulness." In the New Testament it is of very frequent occurrence, always representing pistis, with one exception in the King James Version (not the Revised Version (British and American)), Hebrews 10:23, where it represents elpis, "hope."

1. Etymology:

The history of the English word is rather interesting than important; use and contexts, alike for it and its Hebrew and Greek parallels, are the surest guides to meaning. But we may note that it occurs in the form "feyth," in Havelok the Dane (13th century); that it is akin to fides and this again to the Sanskrit root bhidh, "to unite," "to bind." It is worth while to recall this primeval suggestion of the spiritual work of faith, as that which, on man's side, unites him to God for salvation.

2. Meaning: a Divergency:

Studying the word "faith" in the light of use and contexts, we find a bifurcation of significance in the Bible. We may word distinguish the two senses as the passive and the active; on the one side, "fidelity," "trustworthiness"; and "faith," "trust," on the other. In Galatians 5:22, for example, context makes it clear that "fidelity" is in view, as a quality congruous with the associated graces. (the Revised Version (British and American) accordingly renders pistis there by "faithfulness.") Again, Romans 3:3 the King James Version, "the faith of God," by the nature of the case, means His fidelity to promise. But in the overwhelming majority of cases, "faith," as rendering pistis, means "reliance," "trust." To illustrate would be to quote many scores of passages. It may be enough here to call attention to the recorded use of the by our Lord. Of about twenty passages in the Gospels where pistis occurs as coming from His lips, only one (Matthew 23:23) presents it in the apparent sense of "fidelity." All the others conspicuously demand the sense of "reliance," "trust." The same is true of the apostolic writings. In them, with rarest exceptions, the words "reliance," "trust," precisely fit the context as alternatives to "faith." 3. Faith in the Sense of Creed:

Another line of meaning is traceable in a very few passages, where pistis, "faith," appears in the sense of "creed," the truth, or body of truth, which is trusted, or which justifies trust. The most important of such places is the paragraph James 2:14-26, where an apparent contradiction to some great Pauline dicta perplexes many readers. The riddle is solved by observing that the writer uses "faith" in the sense of creed, orthodox "belief." This is clear from James 2:19, where the "faith." in question is illustrated: "Thou believest that God is one." This is the credal confession of the orthodox Jew (the shema`; see Deuteronomy 6:4), taken as a passport to salvation. Briefly, James presses the futility of creed without life, Paul the necessity of reliance in order to receive "life and peace."

4. A Leading Passage Explained:

It is important to notice that Hebrews 11:1 is no exception to the rule that "faith" normally means "reliance," "trust." There "Faith is the substance (or possibly, in the light of recent inquiries into the type of Greek used by New Testament writers, "the guaranty") of things hoped for, the evidence (or "convincing proof") of things not seen." This is sometimes interpreted as if faith, in the writer's view, were, so to speak, a faculty of second sight, a mysterious intuition into the spiritual world. But the chapter amply shows that the faith illustrated, e.g. by Abraham, Moses, Rahab, was simply reliance upon a God known to be trustworthy. Such reliance enabled the believer to treat the future as present and the invisible as seen. In short, the phrase here, "faith is the evidence," etc., is parallel in form to our familiar saying, "Knowledge is power."

5. Remarks:

A few detached remarks may be added: (a) The history of the use of the Greek pistis is instructive. In the Septuagint it normally, if not always, bears the "passive" sense "fidelity," "good faith," while in classical Greek it not rarely bears the active sense, "trust." In the koine, the type of Greek universally common at the Christian era, it seems to have adopted the active meaning as the ruling one only just in time, so to speak, to provide it for the utterance of Him whose supreme message was "reliance," and who passed that message on to His apostles. Through their lips and pens "faith," in that sense, became the supreme watchword of Christianity.

See JUSTIFICATION; UNION WITH CHRIST.

6. Conclusion:

In conclusion, without trespassing on the ground of other articles, we call the reader's attention, for his Scriptural studies, to the central place of faith in Christianity, and its significance. As being, in its true idea, a reliance as simple as possible upon the word, power, love, of Another, it is precisely that which, on man's side, adjusts him to the living and merciful presence and action of a trusted God. In its nature, not by any mere arbitrary arrangement, it is his one possible receptive attitude, that in which he brings nothing, so that he may receive all. Thus "faith" is our side of union with Christ. And thus it is our means of possessing all His benefits, pardon, justification, purification, life, peace, glory.

As a comment on our exposition of the ruling meaning of "faith" in Scripture, we may note that this precisely corresponds to its meaning in common life, where, for once that the word means anything else, it means "reliance" a hundred times. Such correspondence between religious terms (in Scripture) and the meaning of the same words in common life, will be found to be invariable.

Handley Dunelm

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Philippians 1:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:13). Its primary idea is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests.

Faith is the result of teaching (Romans 10:14-17). Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith (John 10:38; 1 John 2:3). Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent, which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding. Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith, and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed truth rests is the veracity of God.

Historical faith is the apprehension of and assent to certain statements which are regarded as mere facts of history.

Temporary faith is that state of mind which is awakened in men (e.g., Felix) by the exhibition of the truth and by the influence of religious sympathy, or by what is sometimes styled the common operation of the Holy Spirit.

Saving faith is so called because it has eternal life inseparably connected with it. It cannot be better defined than in the words of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism: "Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel."

The object of saving faith is the whole revealed Word of God. Faith accepts and believes it as the very truth most sure. But the special act of faith which unites to Christ has as its object the person and the work of the Lord Jesus Christ (John 7:38; Acts 16:31). This is the specific act of faith by which a sinner is justified before God (Romans 3:22, 25; Galatians 2:16; Philippians 3:9; John 3:16-36; Acts 10:43; 16:31). In this act of faith the believer appropriates and rests on Christ alone as Mediator in all his offices.

This assent to or belief in the truth received upon the divine testimony has always associated with it a deep sense of sin, a distinct view of Christ, a consenting will, and a loving heart, together with a reliance on, a trusting in, or resting in Christ. It is that state of mind in which a poor sinner, conscious of his sin, flees from his guilty self to Christ his Saviour, and rolls over the burden of all his sins on him. It consists chiefly, not in the assent given to the testimony of God in his Word, but in embracing with fiducial reliance and trust the one and only Saviour whom God reveals. This trust and reliance is of the essence of faith. By faith the believer directly and immediately appropriates Christ as his own. Faith in its direct act makes Christ ours. It is not a work which God graciously accepts instead of perfect obedience, but is only the hand by which we take hold of the person and work of our Redeemer as the only ground of our salvation.

Saving faith is a moral act, as it proceeds from a renewed will, and a renewed will is necessary to believing assent to the truth of God (1 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 4:4). Faith, therefore, has its seat in the moral part of our nature fully as much as in the intellectual. The mind must first be enlightened by divine teaching (John 6:44; Acts 13:48; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ephesians 1:17, 18) before it can discern the things of the Spirit.

Faith is necessary to our salvation (Mark 16:16), not because there is any merit in it, but simply because it is the sinner's taking the place assigned him by God, his falling in with what God is doing.

The warrant or ground of faith is the divine testimony, not the reasonableness of what God says, but the simple fact that he says it. Faith rests immediately on, "Thus saith the Lord." But in order to this faith the veracity, sincerity, and truth of God must be owned and appreciated, together with his unchangeableness. God's word encourages and emboldens the sinner personally to transact with Christ as God's gift, to close with him, embrace him, give himself to Christ, and take Christ as his. That word comes with power, for it is the word of God who has revealed himself in his works, and especially in the cross. God is to be believed for his word's sake, but also for his name's sake.

Faith in Christ secures for the believer freedom from condemnation, or justification before God; a participation in the life that is in Christ, the divine life (John 14:19; Romans 6:4-10; Ephesians 4:15, 16, etc.); "peace with God" (Romans 5:1); and sanctification (Acts 26:18; Galatians 5:6; Acts 15:9).

All who thus believe in Christ will certainly be saved (John 6:37, 40; 10:27, 28; Romans 8:1).

The faith=the gospel (Acts 6:7; Romans 1:5; Galatians 1:23; 1 Timothy 3:9; Jude 1:3).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.

2. (n.) The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.

3. (n.) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith.

4. (n.) The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ, which affects the character and life, and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.

5. (n.) That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; and especially, the system of truth taught by Christ; as, the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church.

6. (n.) Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty.

7. (n.) Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith.

8. (n.) Credibility or truth.

9. (interj.) By my faith; in truth; verily.

Strong's Hebrew
548. amanah -- faith, support
... << 547, 548. amanah. 549 >>. faith, support. Transliteration: amanah Phonetic
Spelling: (am-aw-naw') Short Definition: agreement. Word ...
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530. emunah -- firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
... Word Origin from aman Definition firmness, steadfastness, fidelity NASB Word Usage
faith (1), faithful (3), faithfully (8), faithfulness (25), honestly (1 ...
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4159. mopheth -- a wonder, sign, portent
... << 4158, 4159. mopheth or mopheth. 4160 >>. a wonder, sign, portent. Transliteration:
mopheth or mopheth Phonetic Spelling: (mo-faith') Short Definition: wonders ...
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4603. maal -- to act unfaithfully or treacherously
... 2), acting (1), acting treacherously (1), acting unfaithfully (1), acts (2),
became...unfaithful (1), been (1), been unfaithful (5), broke faith (1), committed ...
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529. emun -- faithfulness
... faithful, truth. From 'aman; established, ie (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly)
trustworthiness -- faith(-ful), truth. see HEBREW 'aman. << 528, 529. ...
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539. aman -- to confirm, support
... 5), doorposts (1), endure (1), enduring (3), established (3), faithful (21), firm
(2), fulfilled (1), guardians (3), has assurance (1), have faith (1), have ...
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571. emeth -- firmness, faithfulness, truth
... Word Origin from aman Definition firmness, faithfulness, truth NASB Word Usage faith
(1), faithful (2), faithfully (6), faithfulness (10), lasting (1), nor* (1 ...
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Subtopics

Faith

Faith by It Saints are Supported

Faith by It Saints: Live

Faith by It Saints: Obtain a Good Report

Faith by It Saints: Overcome the Devil

Faith by It Saints: Overcome the World

Faith by It Saints: Resist the Devil

Faith by It Saints: Stand

Faith by It Saints: Walk

Faith in Believing God's Promise, That his Kingdom Would be a Perpetual Kingdom

Faith in Choosing to Fall Into the Hands of the Almighty for his Punishment for Counting the People of Israel

Faith in Christ

Faith in Christ Is: Accompanied by Repentance

Faith in Christ Is: Followed by Conversion

Faith in Christ Is: Fruitful

Faith in Christ Is: Most Holy

Faith in Christ Is: Precious

Faith in Christ Is: The Gift of God

Faith in Christ Is: The Work of God

Faith in Christ, Exemplified

Faith in Christ: Andrew

Faith in Espousing the Cause of his People

Faith in the Battle With the Canaanites

Faith in the offering up of Isaac

Faith is a Gift of the Holy Spirit

Faith is the Evidence of Things not Seen

Faith is the Substance of Things Hoped For

Faith Without Deeds

Faith without Fruits, is Dead

Faith: Abel

Faith: Abraham

Faith: Abraham, in Forsaking the Land of his Nativity at the Command of God

Faith: All Difficulties Overcome By

Faith: All Things should be Done In

Faith: Amaziah, in Dismissing the Ephraimites in Obedience to the Command of God

Faith: And Other Conquests

Faith: At the Death of Korah

Faith: Barnabas

Faith: Believing the Promise of Many Descendants

Faith: Caleb

Faith: Caleb, in Advising to Take the Land of Promise

Faith: Christ is the Author and Finisher of

Faith: Colossians

Faith: Commanded

Faith: Conquest of Jericho

Faith: Conquests By

Faith: Daniel

Faith: Daniel, in the Lions' Den

Faith: David, in Striking Down Goliath

Faith: Elijah, in his Controversy With the Priest of Baal

Faith: Eliphaz, in the Overruling Providence of God, That Afflictions are for the Good of the Righteous

Faith: Enjoined

Faith: Enoch

Faith: Essential to the Profitable Reception of the Gospel

Faith: Ethiopian

Faith: Examine Whether You be In

Faith: Excludes Boasting

Faith: Excludes Self-Justification

Faith: Exemplified

Faith: Ezra, in Making the Journey from Babylon to Jerusalem Without a Military Escort

Faith: Faith in Christ: About Five-Thousand People

Faith: Faith in Christ: About Three-Thousand People on the Day of Pentecost

Faith: Faith in Christ: Abraham

Faith: Faith in Christ: Barnabas

Faith: Faith in Christ: Blind Bartimaeus and a Fellow Blind Man

Faith: Faith in Christ: Colossians

Faith: Faith in Christ: Crispus

Faith: Faith in Christ: Ephesians

Faith: Faith in Christ: Eunice, Lois, and Timothy

Faith: Faith in Christ: Jairus, for the Healing of his Daughter

Faith: Faith in Christ: James and John

Faith: Faith in Christ: Jews at Jerusalem

Faith: Faith in Christ: Jews at Rome

Faith: Faith in Christ: John the Disciple

Faith: Faith in Christ: Lydia

Faith: Faith in Christ: Mary, the Sister of Martha

Faith: Faith in Christ: Multitudes

Faith: Faith in Christ: Nathanael

Faith: Faith in Christ: Peter

Faith: Faith in Christ: Philemon

Faith: Faith in Christ: Philip

Faith: Faith in Christ: Stephen

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Blind Man Whom Jesus Healed on the Sabbath

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Congregation at Thyatira

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Corinthians

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Crippled Man at Lystra

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Disciples, Through the Miracle at Cana of Galilee

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Ethiopian Eunuch

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Nobleman Whose Child Was Sick

Faith: Faith in Christ: The People of Antioch

Faith: Faith in Christ: The People of Joppa

Faith: Faith in Christ: The People of Lydda and S H) Aron

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Philippian Jailor

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Samaritan Leper

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Sick People of Gennesaret

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Syrophoenician Woman

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Wise Men from the East

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Woman Who Anointed Jesus' Feet

Faith: Faith in Christ: The Woman With the Issue of Blood

Faith: Faith in Christ: Thessalonians

Faith: Faith in Christ: Those Who Brought the Paralyzed Man to Jesus

Faith: Faith in Christ: Those Who Brought Those Who Were Sick With Palsy

Faith: Faith in Christ: Through the Preaching of Jesus

Faith: Faith in Christ: Through the Preaching of Philip

Faith: Faith in Christ: Two Blind Men

Faith: General Scriptures Concerning

Faith: Gideon

Faith: Hannah

Faith: Hezekiah

Faith: Impossible to Please God Without

Faith: Isaac

Faith: Jacob

Faith: Jacob, in Blessing Joseph's Sons

Faith: Job

Faith: Jochebed, in Caring for Moses

Faith: Jonathan, in Stricking Down the Philistines

Faith: Joseph

Faith: Joseph, Concerning God's Providence in his Being Sold Into Egypt

Faith: Joseph, in Obeying the Vision About Mary and to Flee Into Egypt

Faith: Justification is By, to be of Grace

Faith: Lois

Faith: Manoah's Wife

Faith: Martha

Faith: Mordecai, in the Deliverance of the Jews

Faith: Moses

Faith: Nathanael

Faith: Necessary in the Christian Warfare

Faith: Ninevites, in Obeying Jonah

Faith: Noah

Faith: Noah, in Building the Ark

Faith: Often Tried by Affliction

Faith: Paul

Faith: Peter

Faith: Pharaoh's Servants, Who Obeyed the Lord

Faith: Philippian Jailor

Faith: Preaching Designed to Produce

Faith: Priests

Faith: Produces an Evidence of the New Birth

Faith: Produces Boldness in Preaching

Faith: Produces Christ Dwells in the Heart By

Faith: Produces Christ is Precious to Those Having

Faith: Produces Confidence

Faith: Produces Hope

Faith: Produces Joy

Faith: Produces Necessary in Prayer

Faith: Produces Peace

Faith: Produces Those Who are not Christ's Have Not

Faith: Protection of, Illustrated: A Breastplate

Faith: Protection of, Illustrated: A Shield

Faith: Rahab

Faith: Rahab, in Hospitality to the Spies

Faith: Romans

Faith: Saints Die In

Faith: Saints should Abound In

Faith: Saints should be Grounded and Settled In

Faith: Saints should be Sincere In

Faith: Saints should be Strong In

Faith: Saints should Continue In

Faith: Saints should Have Full Assurance of

Faith: Saints should Hold, With a Good Conscience

Faith: Saints should Pray for the Increase of

Faith: Saints should Stand Fast In

Faith: Samaritans

Faith: Sergius Paulus

Faith: Shadrach

Faith: Simeon, when he Saw Jesus in the Temple Courtyard

Faith: Stephen

Faith: Sum Total of Religious Belief and Life

Faith: The Disciples

Faith: The Gospel Effectual in Those Who Have

Faith: The Objects of, Are: Christ

Faith: The Objects of, Are: God

Faith: The Objects of, Are: Promises of God

Faith: The Objects of, Are: The Gospel

Faith: The Objects of, Are: Writings of Moses

Faith: The Objects of, Are: Writings of the Prophets

Faith: The Scriptures Designed to Produce

Faith: The Spies, Sent to Reconnoiter Jericho

Faith: The Three Hebrews, Who Refused to Worship Nebuchadnezzars Idol

Faith: The Wicked Destitute of

Faith: The Wicked often Profess

Faith: Thessalonians

Faith: Thomas

Faith: Through It Is: Access to God

Faith: Through It Is: Adoption

Faith: Through It Is: Edification

Faith: Through It Is: Eternal Life

Faith: Through It Is: Inheritance of the Promises

Faith: Through It Is: Justification

Faith: Through It Is: Preservation

Faith: Through It Is: Remission of Sins

Faith: Through It Is: Rest in Heaven

Faith: Through It Is: Salvation

Faith: Through It Is: Sanctification

Faith: Through It Is: Spiritual Life

Faith: Through It Is: Spiritual Light

Faith: Through It Is: The Gift of the Holy Spirit

Faith: Trial of

Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to Leave his Native Land and to Go where he did not Know

Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to offer Isaac

Faith: Trial of by the Question of Jesus, As to Who he Was

Faith: Trial of by Their Inability to Cast out the Evil Spirit from the Epileptic Boy

Faith: Trial of Daniel, when Forbidden to Pray to Jehovah

Faith: Trial of Ezra, in Leaving Babylon Without a Military Escort

Faith: Trial of Gideon, when Commanded to Deliver Israel

Faith: Trial of in the Tempest at Sea

Faith: Trial of Job, by Affliction and Adversity

Faith: Trial of Joshua and the People of Israel, in the Method of Taking Jericho

Faith: Trial of Moses, at the Red Sea, by the Complaints of the People

Faith: Trial of Moses, when Sent to Pharaoh

Faith: Trial of Noah

Faith: Trial of of Peter, when Asked Whether he Loved Jesus

Faith: Trial of of Philip, when Questioned by Jesus As to How the Multitude Would be Fed

Faith: Trial of The Disciples, when Jesus Came Walking Upon the Sea of Galilee

Faith: Trial of The Syrophoenician Woman

Faith: Trial of The Three Hebrews, when Commanded to Worship the Image

Faith: Trial of The Two Blind Men Who Appealed to Jesus for Sight

Faith: Trial of, Works Patience

Faith: True, Evidenced by Its Fruits

Faith: Whatever is not of, is Sin

Faith: when Aaron Declared the Mission of Himself and Moses

Faith: Widow of Zarephath in Feeding Elijah

Faith: Woman Who Was a Sinner

Faith: Works by Love

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Based (40 Occurrences)

Actions (62 Occurrences)

Assurance (16 Occurrences)

Schoolmaster (3 Occurrences)

Steadfastness (15 Occurrences)

Credited (19 Occurrences)

Access (9 Occurrences)

Author (5 Occurrences)

Strengthened (113 Occurrences)

Credit (39 Occurrences)

Confession (22 Occurrences)

Basis (21 Occurrences)

Circumcised (58 Occurrences)

Apostate (5 Occurrences)

Apostasy (6 Occurrences)

Sorts (65 Occurrences)

Abraham's (34 Occurrences)

Baptismal (1 Occurrence)

Scriptures (25 Occurrences)

Simply (27 Occurrences)

Charity (29 Occurrences)

Cured (62 Occurrences)

Believers (50 Occurrences)

Value (138 Occurrences)

Conduct (93 Occurrences)

Catholic

Accordance (118 Occurrences)

Stronger (59 Occurrences)

Sincere (18 Occurrences)

Spreading (74 Occurrences)

Courage (74 Occurrences)

Breastplate (45 Occurrences)

Verily (146 Occurrences)

Substance (99 Occurrences)

Afterwards (143 Occurrences)

Condemned (49 Occurrences)

Conscious (93 Occurrences)

Solemnly (62 Occurrences)

Cheer (22 Occurrences)

Abel (22 Occurrences)

Saved (183 Occurrences)

Sins (351 Occurrences)

Creeds

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

Vain (141 Occurrences)

Apostles'

Quiet (167 Occurrences)

Sarah (38 Occurrences)

Verity (2 Occurrences)

Common (118 Occurrences)

Scripture (51 Occurrences)

Void (64 Occurrences)

Contrite (5 Occurrences)

Contrition (1 Occurrence)

Conviction (10 Occurrences)

Causing (248 Occurrences)

Convinced (26 Occurrences)

Allows (7 Occurrences)

Accounted (32 Occurrences)

Acquitted (24 Occurrences)

Arises (21 Occurrences)

Adherents (5 Occurrences)

Acceptance (24 Occurrences)

Accepted (82 Occurrences)

Afflictions (24 Occurrences)

Surprised (46 Occurrences)

Striving (33 Occurrences)

Soundness (6 Occurrences)

Sober (18 Occurrences)

Specially (26 Occurrences)

Saving (37 Occurrences)

Strengthen (105 Occurrences)

Strive (64 Occurrences)

Serious (31 Occurrences)

Amen (74 Occurrences)

Ages (114 Occurrences)

Aim (17 Occurrences)

Yea (867 Occurrences)

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