古人因著這信曾受到了讚許。

因著信,我們明白宇宙[a]是藉著神的話語形成的,從而明白那看得見的事是從看不見的事造出來的。

因著信,亞伯向神獻上的祭物比該隱所獻的更好,就藉著信受到了讚許成為義人,因為神讚許他的禮物。他雖然死了,但藉著信仍然說話。

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Footnotes

  1. 希伯來書 11:3 宇宙——或譯作「各世代」。

This is what the ancients were commended for.(A)

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

By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(C) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(D) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(E)

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