Hebrews 11:20-40 (New American Standard)
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By faith 1Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.
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By faith 2Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and 3worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
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By faith 4Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.
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By faith 5Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child ; and they were not afraid of the 6king's edict.
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By faith Moses, 7when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
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choosing rather to 8endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
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9considering the reproach of aChrist greater riches than the treasures of Egypt ; for he was looking to the 10reward.
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By faith he 11left Egypt, not 12fearing the wrath of the king ; for he endured, as 13seeing Him who is unseen.
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By faith he b14kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that 15he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.
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By faith they 16passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land ; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were cdrowned.
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By faith 17the walls of Jericho fell down 18after they had been encircled for seven days.
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By faith 19Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies din peace.
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And what more shall I say ? For time will fail me if I tell of 20Gideon, 21Barak, 22Samson, 23Jephthah, of 24David and 25Samuel and the prophets,
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who by faith 26conquered kingdoms, 27performed acts of righteousness, 28obtained promises, 29shut the mouths of lions,
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30quenched the power of fire, 31escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, 32became mighty in war, 33put foreign armies to flight.
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34Women received back their dead by resurrection ; and others were tortured, not accepting their erelease, so that they might obtain a better resurrection ;
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and others fexperienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also 35chains and imprisonment.
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They were 36stoned, they were 37sawn in two, gthey were tempted, they were 38put to death with the sword ; they went about 39in sheepskins, in goatskins , being destitute, afflicted, 40ill-treated
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(men of whom the world was not worthy ), 41wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes hin the ground.
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And all these, having i42gained approval through their faith, 43did not receive jwhat was promised,
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because God had kprovided 44something better for us, so that 45apart from us they would not be made perfect.
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