Hebrews 11:24-34

11:24 By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 11:25 choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin’s fleeting pleasure. 11:26 He regarded abuse suffered for Christ ¹  to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on ²  the reward. 11:27 By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible. 11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, ³  so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. 11:29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up. 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho ⁴  fell after the people marched around them ⁵  for seven days. 11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of ⁶  the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

11:32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets. 11:33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, ⁷  gained what was promised, ⁸  shut the mouths of lions, 11:34 quenched raging fire, ⁹  escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, ¹⁰  became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight,

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¹ tn Grk “the abuse [or ‘reproach’] of Christ.”

² tn Grk “he was looking away to.”

³ tn Grk “the pouring out of the blood.”

sn The sprinkling of the blood refers here to the application of the blood to the doorways of the Israelite houses (cf. Exod 12:7, 13).

⁴ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁵ tn Grk “after they had been encircled.”

⁶ tn Grk “did not perish together with.”

⁷ tn This probably refers to the righteous rule of David and others. But it could be more general and mean “did what was righteous.”

⁸ tn Grk “obtained promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

sn Gained what was promised. They saw some of God’s promises fulfilled, even though the central promise remained unfulfilled until Christ came (cf. vv. 39-40).

⁹ tn Grk “quenched the power of fire.”

¹⁰ tn Or “recovered from sickness.”