古人在这信上得了美好的证据。

古人因着这信获得了赞许。

古人因着这信获得了赞许。

古人因有这样的信心而得到了赞许。

因着这信心，古人得到了称许。

古人因着这信曾受到了赞许。

古人在這信上得了美好的證據。

古人因着這信獲得了讚許。

古人因着這信獲得了讚許。

古人因有這樣的信心而得到了讚許。

因著這信心，古人得到了稱許。

因這緣故、前人就得了讚許的證言。

古人因著這信曾受到了讚許。

古人以之而得美稱、

古人若此、而得嘉許、

古人因信而得美稱、

古之人有因斯而見稱者焉。

This is what the ancients were commended for.

That is what the people of long ago were praised for.

For by it the people of old received their commendation.

Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.

For by this our ancestors were approved.

For by it the people of old gained approval.

For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, (niv)

By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. (niv)