Hebrews 11:2

And for it the ancients are well testified of.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1Now faith is the persuasion of the things that are in hope, as if they were in act; and it is the manifestness of the things not seen.

3For by faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God; and that things seen, originated from those that are not seen.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith, Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than that of Cain; and on account of it, he is testified of that he was righteous, and God bore testimony to his offering; and in consequence thereof, though dead he yet 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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