Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by the word of God. For the things that are seen do not come to be from that which is visible.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
2For by this the ancients were well reported.
Cross References
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their host by number. He calls them all by name, by the greatness of his might. And because he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
Jeremiah 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like these. For he is the former of all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. LORD of hosts is his name.
Acts 14:15and saying, Men, why are ye doing these things? We also are men of like nature with you, proclaiming good-news to you, to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all the thi
Romans 1:19because what is knowable of God is apparent in them, for God made it known to them.
Hebrews 1:2whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the ages.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:2-4
The Nature of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Here we have, I. A definition or description of the grace of faith in two parts. 1. It is the substance of things hoped for. Faith and hope go together; and the same things that are the object of our hope… Read the whole commentary →