en_tn_condensed/heb/11/01.md

# Connecting Statement:

The author tells three things about faith in this brief introduction.

# Now

This word is used here to mark a break in the main teaching. Here the author starts to explain the meaning of "faith."

# faith is being sure of the things hoped for

This can be stated in active form. AT: "when we have faith, we are sure of the things we hope for" or "faith is what allows a person to confidently expect certain things"

# hoped for

Here this refers specifically to the sure promises of God, especially the certainty that all believers in Jesus will live with God forever in heaven.

# certain of things that are not seen

This can be stated in active form. AT: "that we still have not seen" or "that still have not happened" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# For because of this

"Because they were certain about events that had not happened"

# the ancestors were approved for their faith

This can be stated in active form. AT: "God approved of our ancestors because they had faith" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# the ancestors

The author is speaking to the Hebrews about Hebrew ancestors. AT: "our ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the universe was created by God's command

This can be stated in active form. AT: "God created the universe by commanding it to exist" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# what is visible was not made out of things that were visible

This can be stated in active form. AT: "God did not create what we see out of things that were visible"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/confidence]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The author tells three things about faith in this brief introduction.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Now`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This word is used here to mark a break in the main teaching. Here the author starts to explain the meaning of "faith."`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Dealing with issues #685-710 2017-09-19 21:20:34 +00:00			`# faith is being sure of the things hoped for`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Dealing with issues #685-710 2017-09-19 21:20:34 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "when we have faith, we are sure of the things we hope for" or "faith is what allows a person to confidently expect certain things"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Dealing with mismatches produced by ULB revisions. 2017-09-04 21:30:57 +00:00			`# hoped for`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`Here this refers specifically to the sure promises of God, especially the certainty that all believers in Jesus will live with God forever in heaven.`

Dealing with issues #685-710 2017-09-19 21:20:34 +00:00			`# certain of things that are not seen`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "that we still have not seen" or "that still have not happened" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# For because of this`

			`"Because they were certain about events that had not happened"`

			`# the ancestors were approved for their faith`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "God approved of our ancestors because they had faith" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# the ancestors`

			`The author is speaking to the Hebrews about Hebrew ancestors. AT: "our ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# the universe was created by God's command`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "God created the universe by commanding it to exist" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# what is visible was not made out of things that were visible`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "God did not create what we see out of things that were visible"`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/confidence]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creation]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]`