Hebrews 11:20-40

New King James Version

²⁰ By faith ^(A)Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

²¹ By faith Jacob, when he was dying, ^(B)blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

²² By faith ^(C)Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.

The Faith of Moses^(D)

²³ By faith ^(E)Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s ^(F)command.

²⁴ By faith ^(G)Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵ choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the ^[a]passing pleasures of sin, ²⁶ esteeming ^(H)the ^[b]reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures ^[c]in Egypt; for he looked to the ^(I)reward.

²⁷ By faith ^(J)he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. ²⁸ By faith ^(K)he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

²⁹ By faith ^(L)they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.

By Faith They Overcame

³⁰ By faith ^(M)the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. ³¹ By faith ^(N)the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who ^[d]did not believe, when ^(O)she had received the spies with peace.

³² And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of ^(P)Gideon and ^(Q)Barak and ^(R)Samson and ^(S)Jephthah, also of ^(T)David and ^(U)Samuel and the prophets: ³³ who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, ^(V)stopped the mouths of lions, ^34 (W)quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. ^35 (X)Women received their dead raised to life again.

Others were ^(Y)tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. ³⁶ Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and ^(Z)of chains and imprisonment. ^37 (AA)They were stoned, they were sawn in two, ^[e]were tempted, were slain with the sword. ^(AB)They wandered about ^(AC)in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— ³⁸ of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, ^(AD)in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹ And all these, ^(AE)having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, ⁴⁰ God having provided something better for us, that they should not be ^(AF)made perfect apart from us.