Hebrews 11:3

Faith enables us to perceive that the universe was created at the bidding of God – so that we know that what we see was not made out of visible things.

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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

2And it was for faith that the people of old were renowned.

4Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain’s, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,

Acts 14:15“We are only people like yourselves, and we have come with the good news that you should turn away from these follies to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

Romans 1:19This is so, because what can be known about God is plain to them; for God himself has made it plain.

Hebrews 1:2has in these latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.

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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