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Hebrews 11:2 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 11 · verse 2
For by it the elders obtained a good report.Hebrews 11:2 · King James Version
Hebrews 11:2 in context
1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3Through 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.
4By 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- elderspresbyteroselder, of age,, the elder of two people, advanced in life, an elder, a senior…G4245 →
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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 are the object of our faith.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3