Hebrews 11:2

for by this the ancients obtained a good reputation.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1Now, faith is a sure confidence with respect to things hoped for, a firm persuasion with respect to things not seen:

3By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of God, so that the things which are seen, have not come into being from things that appear.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered to God more sacrifice than Cain; on account of which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he, though dead, yet speaks.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:2-4

The Nature of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Here we have, I. A definition or description of the grace of faith in two parts. 1. It is the substance of things hoped for. Faith and hope go together; and the same things that are the object of our hope… Read the whole commentary →

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