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Hebrews 11:2

This is why the ancients were commended.

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ASV

For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

KJV

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

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6 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐνenInG1722 →
ταύτῃtautēthisG3778 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ἐμαρτυρήθησανemarturēthēsanwere commendedG3140 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
πρεσβύτεροι.¶presbuteroiancients.G4245 →

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Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’Hebrews 11:39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.Philippians 4:8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,Acts 10:22“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”Acts 22:12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,Acts 16:2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.

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