Hebrews 11:2

for by this, the elders were well-attested.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1Now faith is [the] substance of things hoped for, [the] proof of matters not being seen,

3By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen having not come out of things appearing.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered a better sacrifice to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being 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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