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Hebrews 11:1-5

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1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
3 By 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.
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.
4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
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