Ἐξ οὗ

[This] does not signify the material, as it seems to those outside;¹ but the Scripture is more accustomed to apply this expression to the highest cause, as in, "One God, out of whom all things [are]."² Nevertheless the Word of Truth also often uses the word³ in reference to material, as when it says, "You will make the chest out of timbers which do not decay."⁴ Also, "You will make the lampstand out of pure gold."⁵ And, "The first man [was] earthly, out of the ground."⁶ And, "Out of mud are you formed just as I [am]."⁷