Hebrews 11:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

² For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² For by [faith–trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report.

American Standard Version (1901)

² For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

Common English Bible

² The elders in the past were approved because they showed faith.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² For this reason, the ancients were given testimony.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² For by this the ancients obtained a testimony.

Hebrews 11:2 Cross References

Hebrews 1:1

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

Hebrews 11:39

And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.