Hebrews 11:2
11:2 For by it the people of old 1 received God’s commendation. 2
Hebrews 11:13
11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, 3 but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners 4 on the earth.
1 tn Or “the elders,” “the ancients.”
2 tn Grk “were attested,” “received commendation”; and Heb 11:4-6 shows this to be from God.
3 tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.
4 tn Or “sojourners.”