Hebrews 11:3

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Hebrews 11:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

2 This is why the ancients were commended.

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 God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see 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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Hebrews 1:2

But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:2

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:3

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:4

And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:5

God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Genesis 1:6

And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

Genesis 1:7

So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

Genesis 1:8

God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:10

God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:12

The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:13

And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

Genesis 1:14

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

Genesis 1:15

And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:16

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

Genesis 1:17

God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

Genesis 1:18

to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:19

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Genesis 1:21

So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:22

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Genesis 1:23

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:25

God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Genesis 1:29

Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:31

And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Genesis 2:1

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

Psalms 33:6

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Jeremiah 10:11

Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”

Jeremiah 10:16

The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD of Hosts is His name.

John 1:3

Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

Acts 14:15

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Acts 17:24

The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

Romans 1:19

For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

Romans 1:20

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

Romans 1:21

For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

Romans 4:17

As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

2 Peter 3:5

But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

Revelation 4:11

“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”