 | 1804 - 498 sidor
...Lord had respect to Abel and to his offering ; but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts. Did not this firstling of Abel's flock represent that lamb of God who took away the sin of the world,... | |
 | Francis Randolph - 1800 - 256 sidor
...if by faith, as the Apostle argues, Abel offered unto GOD a more excellent sacrifice than Cain; if he obtained witness that he was righteous, GOD testifying...of his gifts, and by it he being dead yet speaketh; then the crime by which he fell, is an illustration of the great doctrines of the gospel — of the... | |
 | 1802 - 374 sidor
...framed by the word of God ; so that things which arc seen, were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...testifying of his gifts ; and by it he, being dead, yet speak:th. 5 By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death ; and was not found, because... | |
 | Charles Daubeny - 1802 - 512 sidor
...marked preference is given by the Apostle in the eleventh chapter to the Hebrews; where he says, " that by Faith, Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...that he was righteous; God testifying of his gifts." Heb. xi. 4. Now " Faith (we are told by the same Apostle in the opening of the chapter, which records... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 738 sidor
...or precarious tradition, has fixed the matter beyond all reasonable doubt, by saying, that Through faith Enoch, was translated, that he should not see...and was not found, because God had translated him^. This was a case hitherto unequalled, nor hath the like happened even to the present day, excepting... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 680 sidor
...or precarious tradition, has fixed the matter beyond all reasonable doubt, by saying, that Through faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see...and "was not found, because God had translated him^. This was a case hitherto unequalled, nor hath the like happened even to the present day, excepting... | |
 | 1804 - 476 sidor
...framed by the word of God; so that things which are seen, were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...which he obtained witness, that he was righteous, God testify ing of his gifts; and by it he, being dead, yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated,... | |
 | Richard Wright - 1805 - 420 sidor
...depended on the moral charaq' ter of the worshipper. It is further supported by what is said, Ileb. xi. 4. By faith Abel offered unto GOD a more excellent sacrifice...by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, GOT) testifying of his gifts : this shows that God's acceptance of his sacrifice was a testimony to... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1807 - 428 sidor
...than Cain ; by means of which he obtained a testimony that he was righteous, God bearing witness to his gifts ; and by it he being dead yet speaketh....was translated, that he should not see death ; and he was not found, because God had translated him : For before 6 liis translation he obtained witness... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1807 - 520 sidor
...would be entirely to suppress the fact. Enough is told to justify the observation of the Apostle, | " By faith Enoch " was translated that he should not...found, because God " had translated him; for before his trans" lation he had this testimony, that he •/ ' " pleased God." And the inference of the author... | |
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By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 
