For this they willfully forget: that (A)by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth (B)standing out of water and in the water,

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But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(A) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(B)

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By faith we understand that (A)the [a]worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:3 Or ages, Gr. aiones, aeons

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

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For He has (A)founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the [a]waters.

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  1. Psalm 24:2 Lit. rivers

for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.(A)

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Then God said, (A)“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and (B)let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

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And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(A) and let dry ground(B) appear.” And it was so.(C)

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Then God said, (A)“Let there be a [a]firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:6 expanse

And God said,(A) “Let there be a vault(B) between the waters(C) to separate water from water.”

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(A)To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
For His mercy endures forever;

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who spread out the earth(A) upon the waters,(B)
His love endures forever.

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10 and with all unrighteous deception among (A)those who perish, because they did not receive (B)the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And (C)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, (D)that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but (E)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(A) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B) 11 For this reason God sends them(C) a powerful delusion(D) so that they will believe the lie(E) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(F)

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28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things (A)which are not fitting;

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28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

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(A)By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And all the (B)host of them (C)by the breath of His mouth.

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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19 And this is the condemnation, (A)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For (B)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

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19 This is the verdict: Light(A) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(B) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(C)

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17 (A)And He is before all things, and in Him (B)all things consist.

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17 He is before all things,(A) and in him all things hold together.

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16 Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
Since he has no heart for it?

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16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?(A)

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