Hebrews 11:20–40

²⁰By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things that were going to happen. ²¹By faith Jacob, as he^* was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. ²²By faith Joseph, as he^* was dying, mentioned about the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his bones.

²³By faith Moses, when he^* was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw the child was handsome, and they were not afraid of the edict of the king. ²⁴By faith Moses, when he^* was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵choosing instead to be mistreated with the people of God rather than to experience the transitory enjoyment of sin, ²⁶considering reproach endured for the sake of Christⁱ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. ²⁷By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as if he^* saw the invisible one. ²⁸By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, in order that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. ²⁹By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land; the Egyptians, when they made the attempt^j, were drowned. ³⁰By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they^* had been marched around for seven days. ³¹By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she^* welcomed the spies in peace.

³²And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, and Samuel and the prophets, ³³who through faith conquered kingdoms, accomplished justice, obtained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions, ³⁴extinguished the effectiveness of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in battle, put to flight enemy battle lines. ³⁵Women received back their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, not accepting release, in order that they might gain a better resurrection. ³⁶And others experienced mocking and flogging^k, and in addition bonds and imprisonment. ³⁷They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they died by murder with a sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, impoverished, afflicted, mistreated, ³⁸of whom the world was not worthy, wandering about on deserts and mountains and in caves and in holes in the ground. ³⁹And although they^* all were approved^l through their faith, they did not receive what was promised, ⁴⁰because^* God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.