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Connecting Statement:
The author tells three things about faith in this brief introduction.
Now
This word is used here to mark a break in the main teaching. Here the author starts to explain the meaning of "faith."
faith is being sure of the things hoped for
This can be stated in active form. AT: "when we have faith, we are sure of the things we hope for" or "faith is what allows a person to confidently expect certain things"
hoped for
Here this refers specifically to the sure promises of God, especially the certainty that all believers in Jesus will live with God forever in heaven.
certain of things that are not seen
This can be stated in active form. AT: "that we still have not seen" or "that still have not happened" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
For because of this
"Because they were certain about events that had not happened"
the ancestors were approved for their faith
This can be stated in active form. AT: "God approved of our ancestors because they had faith" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
the ancestors
The author is speaking to the Hebrews about Hebrew ancestors. AT: "our ancestors" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
the universe was created by God's command
This can be stated in active form. AT: "God created the universe by commanding it to exist" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
what is visible was not made out of things that were visible
This can be stated in active form. AT: "God did not create what we see out of things that were visible"