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Hebrews 11:3

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1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

2 This is why the ancients were commended.

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

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BSB
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
KJV
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.
WEB
By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
ASV
By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
DARBY
By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by [the] word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear.
BLB
By faith we understand the ages to have been completed thoroughly by the word of God, in order for that being seen not to have come into being out of the things being visible.
ÅB
Ved tro skjønner vi at verden er kommet i stand ved Guds ord, så det som sees, ikke ble til av det synlige.
OTB
Ved tro forstår vi at universet ble skapt ved Guds ord, slik at det som sees ikke ble til av synlige ting.
B1930
Ved tro skjønner vi at verden er kommet i stand ved Guds ord, så det som sees, ikke blev til av det synlige.

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  • Psalms 33:6

    By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

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  • 2 Peter 3:5

    But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

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  • John 1:3

    Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

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  • Romans 4:17

    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

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  • Acts 17:24

    The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

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  • Revelation 4:11

    “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”

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  • Hebrews 1:2

    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

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  • Genesis 1:1–2:1

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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