Hebrews 11:2

for thereby the ancients obtained a testimony of approbation.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1NOW faith is the realizing confidence of the things hoped for, and the demonstration of things unseen:

3By faith we understand that the worlds were exactly formed by the word of God, so that the visible objects were not made out of things which now appear.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a sacrifice of more excellence than Cain, by which he received a testimony that he was a righteous man, God bearing witness upon his gifts: and by this, though dead, he still speaketh.

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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