CEB 29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if they were on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were drowned. NRS 29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. CEB 30 By faith Jericho's walls fell after the people marched around them for seven days. NRS 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days. CEB 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute wasn't killed with the disobedient because she welcomed the spies in peace. NRS 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace. CEB 32 What more can I say? I would run out of time if I told you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. NRS 32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— CEB 33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms, brought about justice, realized promises, shut the mouths of lions, NRS 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, CEB 34 put out raging fires, escaped from the edge of the sword, found strength in weakness, were mighty in war, and routed foreign armies. NRS 34 quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. CEB 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured and refused to be released so they could gain a better resurrection. NRS 35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. CEB 36 But others experienced public shame by being taunted and whipped; they were even put in chains and in prison. NRS 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. CEB 37 They were stoned to death, they were cut in two, and they died by being murdered with swords. They went around wearing the skins of sheep and goats, needy, oppressed, and mistreated. NRS 37 They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented— CEB 38 The world didn't deserve them. They wandered around in deserts, mountains, caves, and holes in the ground. NRS 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. CEB 39 All these people didn't receive what was promised, though they were given approval for their faith. NRS 39 Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised, CEB 40 God provided something better for us so they wouldn't be made perfect without us. NRS 40 since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.
CEB 1 So then let's also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let's throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, NRS 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, CEB 2 and fix our eyes on Jesus, faith's pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out in front of him, and sat down at the right side of God's throne. NRS 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
NRS 29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. NRS 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days. NRS 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace. NRS 32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— NRS 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, NRS 34 quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. NRS 35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. NRS 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. NRS 37 They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented— NRS 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. NRS 39 Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised, NRS 40 since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.
NRS 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, NRS 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.