Hebrews 11:2

For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.

Hebrews 11:39

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

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For by it the elders obtained a good report.

The elders

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The elders

Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.

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Luke 5:39
And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, ‘The old is better.’”
Hebrews 11:39
All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

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