HEB 11:2 Parallel Verse View

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Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BSB 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.

WEB 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.

MOF No MOF HEB book available

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;

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

RV For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

WBS For by it the elders obtained a good report.

KJB For by it the elders obtained a good report.

BB For by it, the elders obtayned a good report.

GNV For by it our elders were well reported of.

CB 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.

WYC And in this feith elde men han gete witnessyng.
(And in this faith elde men have gete witnessing.)

LUT Durch den haben die Alten Zeugnis überkommen.
(Durch the have the Alten Zeugnis überkommen.)

CLV In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.
(In hac because testimonium consecuti are senes. )

UGNT ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.
(en tautaʸ gar emarturaʸthaʸsan hoi presbuteroi.)

SBL-GNT ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.
(en tautaʸ gar emarturaʸthaʸsan hoi presbuteroi. )

TC-GNT Ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.
(En tautaʸ gar emarturaʸthaʸsan hoi presbuteroi. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what the author said about “faith” in the previous verse (11:1). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a further explanation. Alternate translation: “Indeed,”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ταύτῃ

this

Here, the word this refers to the “faith” that the author discussed in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make what this refers to explicit. Alternate translation: “this faith”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι

/were/_attested the elders

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The author uses the passive form here to focus on those who are commended rather than on the person doing the commending. If you must state who did the action, the author implies that God did it. Alternate translation: “God commended the ancients”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ πρεσβύτεροι

the elders

Here, the word ancients refers to people who lived before the audience. The word implies that there are stories about these people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to famous people who are no longer living. See how you translated “fathers” in 1:1. Alternate translation: “the forefathers” or “the ancestors”

Parallel HEB 11:2