Hebrews 11
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Hebrews 11:1-4

1NowG1161 faithG4102 is the 1certaintyG5287 of things 23hopedG1679 for, a 4proofG1650 of 5thingsG4229 not seenG991. 2For by it the 6peopleG4245 ofG4245 oldG4245 78gainedG3140 approvalG3140.

3By faithG4102 we understandG3539 that the 910worldG165 has been createdG2675 11by the wordG4487 of GodG2316 soG1519 thatG1519 what is seenG991 12has not been madeG1096 out of things that are visibleG5316. 4By faithG4102 13AbelG6 offeredG4374 to GodG2316 a betterG4183 sacrificeG2378 thanG3844 CainG2535, throughG1223 whichG3739 he was 14attestedG3140 to be righteousG1342, GodG2316 testifyingG3140 15aboutG1909 his 16giftsG1435, and throughG1223 17faith, though 18he is deadG599, he stillG2089 speaksG2980.

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Notes

  1. 1. Hebrews 11:1 Heb 3:14 ↩
  2. 2. Hebrews 11:1 Or expected ↩
  3. 3. Hebrews 11:1 Heb 3:6 ↩
  4. 4. Hebrews 11:1 Or conviction about ↩
  5. 5. Hebrews 11:1 Rom 8:24; 2 Cor 4:18; 5:7; Heb 11:7, 27 ↩
  6. 6. Hebrews 11:2 Heb 1:1 ↩
  7. 7. Hebrews 11:2 Lit obtained a good testimony ↩
  8. 8. Hebrews 11:2 Heb 11:4, 39 ↩
  9. 9. Hebrews 11:3 Or worlds were; lit ages ↩
  10. 10. Hebrews 11:3 John 1:3; Heb 1:2 ↩
  11. 11. Hebrews 11:3 Gen ch 1; Ps 33:6, 9; Heb 6:5; 2 Pet 3:5 ↩
  12. 12. Hebrews 11:3 Rom 4:17 ↩
  13. 13. Hebrews 11:4 Gen 4:4; Matt 23:35; 1 John 3:12 ↩
  14. 14. Hebrews 11:4 Heb 11:2 ↩
  15. 15. Hebrews 11:4 I.e., by receiving his gifts ↩
  16. 16. Hebrews 11:4 Heb 5:1 ↩
  17. 17. Hebrews 11:4 Lit it ↩
  18. 18. Hebrews 11:4 Gen 4:8-10; Heb 12:24 ↩

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