πίστις pístis

Meaning

persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself

In the King James Version: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity

Derivation: from G3982 (πείθω);

Where it is used

• Romans 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
• Romans 9:30 What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
• Romans 9:32 Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
• Romans 10:6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
• Romans 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
• Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
• Romans 11:20 That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
• Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
• Romans 12:6 We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
• Romans 14:1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
• Romans 14:22 Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
• Romans 14:23 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
• Romans 16:26 but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
• 1 Corinthians 2:5 so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
• 1 Corinthians 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
• 1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
• 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
• 1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.
• 1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13 Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
• 2 Corinthians 1:24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
• 2 Corinthians 4:13 And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
• 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
• 2 Corinthians 8:7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
• 2 Corinthians 10:15 Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
• 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
• Galatians 1:23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
• Galatians 2:16 know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
• Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
• Galatians 3:2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
• Galatians 3:5 Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
• Galatians 3:7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
• Galatians 3:8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
• Galatians 3:9 So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
• Galatians 3:11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
• Galatians 3:12 The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
• Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
• Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
• Galatians 3:23 Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
• Galatians 3:24 So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
• Galatians 3:25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
• Galatians 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
• Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
• Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
• Ephesians 1:15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
• Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
• Ephesians 3:12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
• Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
• Ephesians 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
• Ephesians 4:13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
• Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
• Ephesians 6:23 Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Philippians 1:25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
• Philippians 1:27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
• Philippians 2:17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
• Philippians 3:9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
• Colossians 1:4 because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
• Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.