2For by this the ancients obtained a testimony.


In Context

1 Now faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not.

2 For by this the ancients obtained a testimony.

3 By faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of God; that from invisible things visible things might be made.

4 By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice exceeding that of Cain, by which he obtained a testimony that he was just, God giving testimony to his gifts; and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Hebrews 11:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:2For by it the elders obtained a good report.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:2This is what the ancients were commended for.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:2For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2For in the power of this the elders have obtained testimony.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:2For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2For by it the elders obtained a good report.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2for in this were the elders testified of;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:2For by it the elders obtained a good report.