Hebrews 11:2

for by it the ancients obtained an honorable testimony.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

In Context

1Now faith is the confident expectation of things hoped for, and a conviction of things not seen:

3By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, for the things which are seen were not made of things which appear.

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God bearing witness to his gifts: and by it, 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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