Hebrews 11:23-31

11:23 By faith, when Moses was born, his parents hid him ¹  for three months, because they saw the child was beautiful and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. 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 ²  to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on ³  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, ⁴  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 ⁵  fell after the people marched around them ⁶  for seven days. 11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of ⁷  the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

[11:23]  ¹ tn Grk “Moses, when he was born, was hidden by his parents.”

[11:26]  ² tn Grk “the abuse [or ‘reproach’] of Christ.”

[11:26]  ³ tn Grk “he was looking away to.”

[11:28]  ⁴ tn Grk “the pouring out of the blood.”

[11:30]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[11:30]  ⁶ tn Grk “after they had been encircled.”

[11:31]  ⁷ tn Grk “did not perish together with.”