Parallel Verses

Moffatt New Testament

It was for this that the men of old won their record.

New American Standard Bible

For by it the men of old gained approval.

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.

A Conservative Version

For by this the ancients were well reported.

American Standard Version

For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

Amplified

For by this [kind of] faith the men of old gained [divine] approval.

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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

by
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

it
οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

the elders
πρεσβύτερος 
Presbuteros 
Usage: 65

Devotionals

Devotionals about Hebrews 11:2

Context Readings

Examples Of Faith In Action

1 Now faith means we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see. 2 It was for this that the men of old won their record. 3 It is by faith we understand that the world was fashioned by the word of God, and thus the visible was made out of the invisible.


Cross References

Hebrews 11:4

It was by faith that Abel offered God a richer sacrifice than Cain did, and thus won from God the record of being 'just,' on the score of what he gave; he died, but by his faith he is speaking to us still.

Hebrews 11:39

They all won their record for faith, but the Promise they did not obtain.

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