Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we perceive that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that that which is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Cross References
Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and behold! Who hath created these? He draweth forth their host by number, He calleth them all by name; Through the greatness of his strength and the mightiness of his power, Not one of them faileth to appear.
Jeremiah 10:16Not like them is He who is the portion of Jacob; He is the former of all things, And Israel is his allotted inheritance; Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Acts 14:15and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing to you glad tidings, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are therein;
Romans 1:19Because that which may be known of God is manifest within them; for God made it manifest to them.
Hebrews 1:2hath at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, by whom he also made the worlds,
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 →