Hebrews 11:2
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
For by it the Elders obtained a good report.
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- Hebrews 11:39Rank 1 from verse 2
- Hebrews 11:4Rank 2 from verse 2
4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
4By faith Abel offered vnto God a more excellent sacrifice then Kain, by which he obtained witnes that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead, ‖yet speaketh.
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Hebrews 11:2
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of obtain, meaning to gain, acquire, receive, secure, or attain.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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good report
A favourable testimony, reputation, commendation, or account.
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Sense 1: A statement or account of facts. Sense 2: As a verb, to tell, relate, or make known.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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1NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
1¶ Now faith is the ‖substance of things hoped for, the euidence of things not seen.
2For by it the elders obtained a good report.
2For by it the Elders obtained a good report.
Selected passage3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
3Through faith we vnderstand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seene were not made of things which doe appeare.