All these people were praised because they had faith. But none of them received what God had promised.

这些人都是因信得了美好的证据，却仍未得着所应许的；

这些人都是因信获得了赞许，却仍未得着所应许的，

这些人都是因信获得了赞许，却仍未得着所应许的，

这些人都因信心而获得赞许，但他们并未得到上帝的应许，

所有这些人都藉着信得了称许，却还没有得着所应许的；

这些人虽然都藉着信受到了赞许，还是没有领受到所应许的，

這些人都是因信得了美好的證據，卻仍未得着所應許的；

這些人都是因信獲得了讚許，卻仍未得着所應許的，

這些人都是因信獲得了讚許，卻仍未得着所應許的，

這些人都因信心而獲得讚許，但他們並未得到上帝的應許，

所有這些人都藉著信得了稱許，卻還沒有得著所應許的；

這些人雖然都藉着信得了讚許的證言，卻沒有領受所應許的；

這些人雖然都藉著信受到了讚許，還是沒有領受到所應許的，

是皆以信得美證、而未獲所許、

此皆稱有信、但未得上帝所許、

此皆得有信之稱、但未得天主所許者、

凡此何一非因信德而見稱者乎？顧其未獲所許者何也？

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

And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,

All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised.

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised,

And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn’t receive the promise,

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.

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

It was made known to the prophets that they were not serving themselves. Instead, they were serving you when they spoke about the things that you have now heard. Those who have preached the good news to you have told you these things. They have done it with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Then Jesus turned to his disciples. He said to them in private,“ Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see. But they didn’t see it. They wanted to hear what you hear. But they didn’t hear it.”