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Hebrews 11:1-3

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1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction 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 men of old received divine approval.
2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear.
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.
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