Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen having not come out of things appearing.
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2for by this, the elders were well-attested.
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? He who is bringing out their host by number, || He calls to all of them by name, || By the abundance of His strength || And mighty power, || Not one is lacking.
Jeremiah 10:16The Portion of Jacob [is] not like these, || For He [is] the Framer of all things, || And Israel [is] the rod of His inheritance, || YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name.
Acts 14:15and saying, “Men, why do you do these things? And we are similar-feeling men with you, proclaiming good news to you, to turn to the living God from these vanities, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;
Romans 1:19Because that which is known of God is revealed among them, for God revealed [it] to them,
Hebrews 1:2in these last days speaks to us in [His] Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also 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 →