The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com
Hebrews Chapter 11
righteous
(Heb 11:4); (Heb 11:7); (Rom 10:10).
(See Scofield) - (Rom 10:10).
saving
(See Scofield) - (Rom 1:16).
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).
confessed
That is, acted upon them.
sin
Sin
(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:23).
of the reward
Omit "of the reward".
righteousness
(See Scofield) - (Jo1 3:7).
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).
faith
The essence of faith consists in receiving what God has revealed, and may be defined as that trust in the God of the Scriptures and in Jesus Christ whom He hath sent, which receives Him as Saviour and Lord, and impels to loving obedience and good works (Joh 1:12); (Jam 2:14-26). The particular uses of faith give rise to its secondary definitions:
(1) For salvation, faith is personal trust, apart from meritorious works, in the Lord Jesus Christ, as delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification. (Rom 4:5); (Rom 4:23-25).
(2) As used in prayer, faith is the "confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us". (Jo1 5:14); (Jo1 5:15).
(3) As used in reference to unseen things of which Scripture speaks, faith "gives substance" to them, so that we act upon the conviction of their reality. (Heb 11:1-3).
(4) As a working principle in life, the uses of faith are illustrated in (Heb 11:1-39).
perfect
(See Scofield) - (Mat 5:48).