29 By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land; but
the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.
30 By faith the
walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
31 By faith Rahab
the harlot did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had
given friendly welcome to the spies.
32 And what more
shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah,
of David and Samuel and the prophets—
33 who through
faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the
mouths of lions,
34 quenched raging
fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became
mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
35 Women received
their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release,
that they might rise again to a better life.
36 Others suffered
mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 They were
stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about
in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—
38 of whom the
world was not worthy--wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and
caves of the earth.
39 And all these,
though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had
foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made
perfect.
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,
and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
2 looking to
Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set
before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right
hand of the throne of God.
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