Hebrews 11:2

This is why the ancients were commended.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

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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