Hebrews 11:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 11:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πίστει
pístis
G4102
faith
πλείονα
pleíōn
G4119
greater
θυσίαν
thysía
G2378
sacrifice
Ἄβελ
Ábel
G6
Abel
παρὰ
pará
G3844
from
Κάϊν
Káïn
G2535
Cain
προσήνεγκεν
prosphérō
G4374
to bring to
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
δι’
diá
G1223
through
ἧς
hós
G3739
who
ἐμαρτυρήθη
martyréō
G3140
to testify
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
δίκαιος
díkaios
G1342
righteous
μαρτυροῦντος
martyréō
G3140
to testify
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
δώροις
dōron
G1435
offering
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δι’
diá
G1223
through
αὐτῆς
autós
G846
he
ἀποθανὼν
apothnḗskō
G599
to die
ἔτι
éti
G2089
still
λαλεῖ
laléō
G2980
to speak
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World English Bible Public Domain
By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying because of his gifts, and through, having died, he still speaks.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).