² Indeed, by faith^[a] our ancestors received approval.

³⁹ Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised,

The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah

⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable^[a] sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith^[b] he still speaks.^(A)