Hebrews 11:20–40

²⁰By faith ^mIsaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. ²¹By faith ⁿJacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, ^obowing in worship over the head of his staff. ²²By faith ^pJoseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.

²³By faith ^qMoses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of ^rthe king’s edict. ²⁴By faith Moses, when he was grown up, ^srefused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ^25tchoosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy ^uthe fleeting pleasures of sin. ^26vHe considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to ^wthe reward. ²⁷By faith he ^xleft Egypt, ^ynot being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured ^zas seeing him who is invisible. ²⁸By faith ^ahe kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

²⁹By faith ^bthe people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. ³⁰By faith ^cthe walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. ³¹By faith ^dRahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she ^ehad given a friendly welcome to the spies.

³²And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of ^fGideon, ^gBarak, ^hSamson, ⁱJephthah, of ^jDavid and ^kSamuel and the prophets— ³³who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, ^lstopped the mouths of lions, ^34mquenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, ⁿbecame mighty in war, ⁿput foreign armies to flight. ^35oWomen received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. ³⁶Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even ^pchains and imprisonment. ^37qThey were stoned, they were sawn in two,^{1 r}they were killed with the sword. ^sThey went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— ³⁸of whom the world was not worthy—^twandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹And all these, ^uthough commended through their faith, ^udid not receive what was promised, ⁴⁰since God had provided something better for us, ^vthat apart from us they should not be made perfect.