For by this our ancestors were approved.

By faith we understand that the universe was[a] created by the word of God,(A) so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.[b]

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:3 Or the worlds were, or the ages were
  2. 11:3 Or so that what is seen was made out of what was not visible

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