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Hebrews 11:3
New English Translation
Hebrews 11:3
New English Translation
3 By faith we understand that the worlds[a] were set in order at God’s command,[b] so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.[c]
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- Hebrews 11:3 tn Grk “ages.” The temporal (ages) came to be used of the spatial (what exists in those time periods). See Heb 1:2 for same usage.
- Hebrews 11:3 tn Grk “by God’s word.”
- Hebrews 11:3 sn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that what is seen did not come into being from things that are visible.”
Hebrews 11:3
New International Version
Hebrews 11:3
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.
Hebrews 11:3
King James Version
Hebrews 11:3
King James Version
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
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Hebrews 11:3
English Standard Version
Hebrews 11:3
English Standard Version
3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by (A)the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of (B)things that are visible.
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