Hebrews 11:2-4

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² By faith our ancestors won approval.

³ By faith we understand that time was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are invisible.

⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did,^[a] and by faith^[b] he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith^[c] he continues to speak, even though he is dead.