By Faith We Understand

11 Now faith is the [a]substance of things hoped for, the [b]evidence (A)of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

By faith we understand that (B)the [c]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 11:1 realization
  2. Hebrews 11:1 Or confidence
  3. Hebrews 11:3 Or ages, Gr. aiones, aeons

11 εστιν δε πιστις ελπιζομενων υποστασις πραγματων ελεγχος ου βλεπομενων

εν ταυτη γαρ εμαρτυρηθησαν οι πρεσβυτεροι

πιστει νοουμεν κατηρτισθαι τους αιωνας ρηματι θεου εις το μη εκ φαινομενων τα βλεπομενα γεγονεναι

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11 And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

for in this were the elders testified of;

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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