Hebrews

Hebrews 11:1–3

¹Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. ²This is why the ancients were commended.

³By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
faith	πίστις	pistis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
is	Ἔστιν	Estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
assurance	ὑπόστασις	hypostasis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5287 assurance, substance, reality
of what	ἐλπιζομένων	elpizomenōn	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1679 I hope, hope for, expect
certainty	ἔλεγχος	elenchos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1650 a proof, persuasion, reproof
of what	πραγμάτων	pragmatōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4229 a thing done, a matter
we do not see	βλεπομένων	blepomenōn	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural	G991 I look, see

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is why	ταύτῃ	tautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
ancients	πρεσβύτεροι	presbyteroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4245 elder
were commended	ἐμαρτυρήθησαν	emartyrēthēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3140 I witness, testify

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By faith	Πίστει	Pistei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
we understand that	νοοῦμεν	nooumen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3539 I understand, consider
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
universe	αἰῶνας	aiōnas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G165 an age, a cycle of time
was formed	κατηρτίσθαι	katērtisthai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2675 I fit together, prepare
at God’s command	ῥήματι	rhēmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4487 a thing spoken
so that	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
what	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
is seen	βλεπόμενον	blepomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G991 I look, see
was not made	γεγονέναι	gegonenai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active	G1096 I come into being, am born
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
what	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
was visible	φαινομένων	phainomenōn	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5316 I shine, appear, seem

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hebrews 11:1 2 Corinthians 5:7 · 2 Corinthians 4:18 · Romans 8:24–25 · Hebrews 11:7 · Hebrews 10:22 · 1 Peter 1:7–8 · Psalm 27:13 · Hebrews 11:27 · Hebrews 6:18–19 · Hebrews 6:12 · Hebrews 10:39 · Psalm 42:11

Hebrews 11:2 Hebrews 11:39 · Hebrews 11:4

Hebrews 11:3 Psalm 33:6 · 2 Peter 3:5 · John 1:3 · Romans 4:17 · Acts 17:24 · Revelation 4:11 · Hebrews 1:2 · Genesis 1:1–2:1 · Jeremiah 10:11 · Romans 1:19–21 · Acts 14:15 · Isaiah 40:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.