Hebrews 11:2
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2 For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.
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Hebrews 11:2
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2 This is what the ancients were commended for.(A)
Hebrews 11:4-5
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4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.(A)
5 By faith Enoch was taken away so he did not experience death, and he was not to be found because God took him away.[a] For prior to his removal he was approved, since he had pleased God.(B)
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Hebrews 11:4-5
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4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(A) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(B) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(C)
5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](D) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
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- Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24
Hebrews 11:39
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39 All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,
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Hebrews 11:39
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39 These were all commended(A) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,(B)
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