Hebrews 11:20-40

21st Century King James Version

²⁰ By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

²¹ By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

²² By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.

²³ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a handsome child; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he had come 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 pleasures of sin for a season,

²⁶ esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.

²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

²⁸ Through faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

²⁹ By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, but the Egyptians, in attempting to do so, were drowned.

³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.

³¹ By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with those who believed not, having received the spies with peace.

³² And what shall I say more? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and of Barak and of Samson and of Jephthah, of David also and Samuel and of the prophets,

³³ who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

³⁴ quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword. Out of weakness they were made strong, waxed valiant in battle, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

³⁵ Women received their dead raised to life again, and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

³⁶ And others endured the trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea moreover, of bonds and imprisonment.

³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented

³⁸ (of whom the world was not worthy). They wandered in deserts and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹ And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise,

⁴⁰ God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.