Hebrews 11:3-5
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.[a]
The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable[b] sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith[c] he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and ‘he was not found, because God had taken him.’ For it was attested before he was taken away that ‘he had pleased God.’
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- Hebrews 11:3 Or was not made out of visible things
- Hebrews 11:4 Gk greater
- Hebrews 11:4 Gk through it
Hebrews 11:3-5
New International Version
3 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.
4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(B) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(C) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(D)
5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](E) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24
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