Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of God, so that the things which are seen, have not come into being from things that appear.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2for by this the ancients obtained a good reputation.

4By faith Abel offered to God more sacrifice than Cain; on account of which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he, though dead, yet speaks.

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Cross References

Acts 14:15and saying: Men, why are you doing these things? We also are human beings, with passions like your own, and we preach the gospel to you, that you may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them;

Romans 1:19Because that which may be known of God, is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them,

Hebrews 1:2whom he has appointed heir of all things, by 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 →

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