Verse List for HEB 11:2

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) because those are what our predecessors were commended for.

OET-LV In for this were _attested the elders.

ULT For by this the ancients were commended.

UST In fact, because the Israelite ancestors trusted God, he approved of them.

BSB & MSB This is why the ancients were commended.

BLB For in this the ancients were commended.

AICNT For by it the men of old gained approval.

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

WEBBE & WMBB For by this, the elders obtained approval.

MSG ^(1-2)The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

NET For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

LSV for by this, the elders were well-attested.

FBV People who lived long ago trusted God and this is what gained them God's approval.

TCNT Because of their faith, the people of old were commended.

T4T It was because our ancestors trusted in God that they pleased him.

LEB For by this the people of old were approved.

BBE For by it our fathers had God's approval.

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

Wymth For by it the saints of old won God's approval.

ASV For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

DRA For by this the ancients obtained a testimony.

YLT for in this were the elders testified of;

Drby For in [the power of] this the elders have obtained testimony.

RV For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
(For therein the elders had witness born to them.)

SLT For by this were the elders testified of.

Wbstr For by it the elders obtained a good report.

KJB-1769 For by it the elders obtained a good report.

KJB-1611 For by it the Elders obtained a good report.
(Same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps For by it, the elders obtayned a good report.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva For by it our elders were well reported of.

Cvdl By it ye Elders were well reported of.
(By it ye/you_all Elders were well reported of.)

TNT By it the elders were well reported of.

Wycl And in this feith elde men han gete witnessyng.
(And in this faith old men have gotten witnessing.)

Luth Durch den haben die Alten Zeugnis überkommen.
(Through the have the old_(ones/times/things) testimonials overcome.)

ClVg In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.
(In this_way because testimony consecuti are old_people.)

SR-GNT Ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι. ‡

UGNT ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.

SBL-GNT ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.

RP-GNT Ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.

TC-GNT ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.