By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.

By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, because[a] God approved him for his gifts, and through it[b] he still speaks, although he[c] is dead. By faith Enoch was taken up, so that he did not experience death, and he was not found, because God took him up. For before his removal, he had been approved as having been pleasing[d] to God.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:4 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“was”)
  2. Hebrews 11:4 I.e., his faith
  3. Hebrews 11:4 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is dead”) which is understood as concessive
  4. Hebrews 11:5 Literally “to be pleasing”