Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For by this the ancients were well reported.
New American Standard Bible
For by it the
King James Version
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Holman Bible
For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.
International Standard Version
By faith our ancestors won approval.
American Standard Version
For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
Amplified
For by this [kind of] faith the
An Understandable Version
For the men of old [i.e., the forefathers. See 1:1], received [God's] approval [for their faith].
Anderson New Testament
for by this the ancients obtained a good reputation.
Bible in Basic English
For by it our fathers had God's approval.
Common New Testament
For by it the men of old received divine approval.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and it was for their faith that our fore-fathers acquired so great a reputation.
Darby Translation
For in the power of this the elders have obtained testimony.
Godbey New Testament
For by it the elders receive the witness of the Spirit.
Goodspeed New Testament
For it was by it that the men of old gained God's approval.
John Wesley New Testament
And by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
Julia Smith Translation
For by this were the elders testified of.
King James 2000
For by it the elders obtained approval.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For by this the people of old were approved.
Modern King James verseion
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
By it the elders were well reported of.
Moffatt New Testament
It was for this that the men of old won their record.
Montgomery New Testament
For by it men of old times had witness borne to them.
NET Bible
For by it the people of old received God's commendation.
New Heart English Bible
For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
Noyes New Testament
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Sawyer New Testament
For by it the ancients obtained a good repute.
The Emphasized Bible
For, thereby, well-attested were the ancients.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for thereby the ancients obtained a testimony of approbation.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And it was for faith that the men of old were renowned.
Webster
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Weymouth New Testament
For by it the saints of old won God's approval.
Williams New Testament
For by it the men of old won God's approval.
World English Bible
For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
Worrell New Testament
for in this the elders were well reported of.
Worsley New Testament
for by it the ancients obtained an honorable testimony.
Youngs Literal Translation
for in this were the elders testified of;
Themes
Elder » In the Christian church
Faith » By it saints » Obtain a good report
Faith/faithfulness » What is achieved through and by faith
Faith/faithfulness » What faith is
Hope » The substance of things hoped for
Interlinear
Houtos
Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 11:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Examples Of Faith In Action
1 Now faith is the foundation of hoping, the evidence of events not being seen. 2 For by this the ancients were well reported. 3 By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by the word of God. For the things that are seen do not come to be from that which is visible.
Cross References
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, because of which he was reported to be righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through it, he who died still speaks.
Hebrews 11:39
And all these, having been well reported through faith, did not receive the promise,