Hebrews 11:2

For in this the elders obtained a good report.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1NOW faith is the assurance of things hoped for[11:1], the conviction of things not seen.

3Through faith we perceive that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not arisen[11:3] out of things which appear.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it, being dead, he 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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