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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassedaboutsevendays.
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By faith the harlotRahabperishednot with them that believed not, when she had received the spieswithpeace.
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Andwhat shall Imoresay? for the time would failme to tellofGedeon,and of Barak,and of Samson,and of Jephthae; of Davidalso,andSamuel,and of the prophets:
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Whothroughfaithsubduedkingdoms,wroughtrighteousness,obtainedpromises,stopped the mouths of lions,
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Quenched the violence of fire,escaped the edge of the sword, out ofweakness were made strong, waxedvaliantinfight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
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Womenreceivedtheirdead raised to life again*: andothers were tortured, notacceptingdeliverance;that they might obtain a betterresurrection:
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Andothershadtrial of cruel mockingsandscourgings,yea,moreover of bondsandimprisonment:
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They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slainwith the sword*: they wandered aboutinsheepskinsandgoatskins*; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
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(Of whom the worldwasnot worthy:) they wanderedindeserts,and in mountains,and in densandcaves of the earth.
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Andtheseall, having obtained a good reportthroughfaith,receivednot the promise:
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God having provided[a]somebetterthingforus,thattheywithoutusshouldnot be made perfect.