Hebrews 11:2

And for this was the testimony concerning the elders.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1Now FAITH is the persuasion concerning things which are in hope, as if they were in reality, and a revelation of those which are not seen.

3For by faith we perceive that the worlds were ordained by the word of Aloha, and (how) these (things) which are seen were from those which are not seen.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith Habel offered a sacrifice which was far better than that of Koen unto Aloha; and because of it there is respecting him a testimony that he was righteous; and Aloha gave witness concerning his oblation; and on account thereof also while dead he is speaking.

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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