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Hebrews 11:2

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11:2 For by it the people of old 1  received God’s commendation. 2 

Hebrews 11:39

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11:39 And these all were commended 3  for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. 4 

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 sn The expression these all were commended forms an inclusio with Heb 11:2: The chapter begins and ends with references to commendation for faith.

4 tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.



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