For by it the saints of old won God's approval.
God, who in ancient days spoke to our forefathers in many distinct messages and by various methods through the Prophets,
And although by their faith all these people won God's approval, none of them received the fulfilment of His great promise;
Through faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain did, and through this faith he obtained testimony that he was righteous, God giving the testimony by accepting his gifts; and through it, though he is dead, he still speaks.
