Hebrews 11:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

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  • Heb 11:4 : 4 By faith Abel offered to 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 still speaks.
  • Heb 11:39 : 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

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  • Heb 11:38-40
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    38of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

    39And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

    40God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

  • Heb 11:1
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    1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

  • Heb 11:3-11
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    3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

    4By faith Abel offered to 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 still speaks.

    5By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death; and was not found, because God had taken him: for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

    6But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

    7By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household; by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

    8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out to a place which he would afterward receive as an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

    9By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

    10For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

    11Through faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

  • Heb 11:13
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    13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.'

  • Heb 11:30-34
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    30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.

    31By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

    32And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:

    33who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

    34quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

  • Jas 2:22
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    22Do you see how faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

  • Heb 2:2
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    2For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

  • Heb 11:26-28
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    26esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

    27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

    28Through faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

  • Heb 11:19-20
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    19concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

    20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

  • Heb 11:16-17
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    16But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

    17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

  • Rom 10:17
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    17So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

  • Gal 3:6
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    6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

  • Rom 4:22
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    22And therefore it was credited to him for righteousness.

  • Heb 4:2
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    2For unto us the gospel was preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

  • 1 Pet 1:21
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    21Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • Heb 6:15
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    15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

  • Gen 15:6
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    6And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

  • Heb 6:12
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    12That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

  • Rom 4:20
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    20He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.

  • Rom 4:3
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    3For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.

  • Heb 1:1
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    1God, who at various times and in different manners spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets,

  • Jas 2:24
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    24You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

  • Rom 2:7
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    7To those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:

  • Rom 5:2
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    2Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • Heb 10:23
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    23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful;

  • Rom 11:30
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    30For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,

  • Gal 3:11
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    11But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for 'The just shall live by faith.'

  • Heb 6:17
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    17In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath:

  • Titus 2:2
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    2That the older men be sober, dignified, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

  • Heb 4:6
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    6Seeing therefore it remains that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached did not enter because of unbelief:

  • Gal 3:9
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    9So then those who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.