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By Faith We Understand

1 Now faith is the1 substance of things hoped for, the2 evidence aof things not seen.  
2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
3 By faith we understand that athe worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.  

Faith at the Dawn of History

4 By faith aAbel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still bspeaks.  
5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, a“and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.  
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
7 By faith aNoah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, bprepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of cthe righteousness which is according to faith.  

Faithful Abraham

8 By faith aAbraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.  
Verse Comparison: Hebrews 11:3

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.

Contemporary English Version
Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by God's word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.

International Standard Version
By faith we understand that the universe was prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are invisible.

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.

New American Standard Bible
By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
By faith we understand that the worlds received preparations by the word of God, so that what we see did not appear out of things which have visibility.

Revised Standard Version
By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear.

Young's Literal Translation
by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;


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