Hebrews 11:2

And it was for faith that the men of old were renowned.

Hebrews 11:4

Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain's, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.

Hebrews 11:39

Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise;

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For by it the elders obtained a good report.

The elders

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The elders

Hebrews 11:4
Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain's, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.

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Luke 5:39
No man after drinking old wine wishes for new. 'No,' he says, 'the old is excellent.'"
Hebrews 11:39
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise;