Heb 11:3 | NET2full | STEP | By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command , so that the visible has its origin in the invisible .

‏ Hebrews 11:3

3 By faith we understand that the worlds ^{▼▼tn Grk “ages.” The temporal (ages) came to be used of the spatial (what exists in those time periods). See Heb 1:2 for same usage.} were set in order at God’s command, ^{▼▼tn Grk “by God’s word.”} so that the visible has its origin in the invisible. ^{▼▼sn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that what is seen did not come into being from things that are visible.”}