# Bible Verses About Faith

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Faith in the Bible is trust in a person, not a feeling about outcomes. These verses describe faith as confidence in God's promises, grown by hearing his word and shown in a life that keeps walking with him.

## Overview

Hebrews 11 opens with a definition — faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen — and then fills the chapter with people who trusted God before they saw what he would do. Faith, in Scripture, is always leaning your weight on someone trustworthy.

Read these verses when belief feels small. Jesus said faith the size of a mustard seed is enough, and one of the most honest prayers in the Gospels is simply: "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief."

## 23 Bible verses about Faith

> Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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> — Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)

> Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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> — Proverbs 3:5–6 (KJV)

> But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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> — Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)

> (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
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> — 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)

> And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
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> — Matthew 17:20 (KJV)

> So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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> — Romans 10:17 (KJV)

> For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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> — Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV)

> Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
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> — Mark 9:23 (KJV)

> For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
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> — Romans 1:17 (KJV)

> Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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> — Psalm 37:5 (KJV)

> Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
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> — John 11:25–26 (KJV)

> Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
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> — John 20:29 (KJV)

> Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
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> — 1 Peter 1:8–9 (KJV)

> Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
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> — James 2:17 (KJV)

> Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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> — Hebrews 12:1–2 (KJV)

> And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
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> — Matthew 21:22 (KJV)

> For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
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> — 1 John 5:4 (KJV)

> For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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> — Luke 1:37 (KJV)

> He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
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> — Romans 4:20–21 (KJV)

> Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
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> — Psalm 20:7 (KJV)

> Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
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> — Jeremiah 17:7 (KJV)

> As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
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> — Mark 5:36 (KJV)

> That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
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> — 1 Corinthians 2:5 (KJV)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the Bible say faith is?

Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" — a confident assurance about God's promises that shapes how a person lives now.

### How can I grow my faith according to the Bible?

Romans 10:17 says faith comes by hearing the word of God. Scripture also ties growing faith to prayer, to remembering God's past faithfulness, and to obeying him in small steps.

## Related pages

- [Hebrews 11:1 Meaning & Explanation](https://lucernia.app/bible/hebrews-11-1.md)
- [Proverbs 3:5-6 Meaning & Explanation](https://lucernia.app/bible/proverbs-3-5-6.md)
- [What does the Bible say about faith?](https://lucernia.app/answers/faith.md)
- [What does the Bible say about trust?](https://lucernia.app/answers/trust.md)

Last updated: 2026-11-01