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.
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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,