2For by it the elders obtained a good report.


In Context

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.

4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Hebrews 11:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:2For by this the ancients obtained a testimony.

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.