23 By faith ^vMoses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was ^wbeautiful, and they were not afraid of ^xthe king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the ^yson of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the ^zreproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the ^areward. 27 By faith ^bhe left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is ^cinvisible. 28 By faith ^dhe kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the ^eDestroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

29 By faith ^fthe people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. 30 By faith ^gthe walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 ^hBy faith ⁱRahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.

32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of ^jGideon, ^kBarak, ^lSamson, ^mJephthah, of ⁿDavid and ^oSamuel and the prophets— 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, ^pstopped the mouths of lions, 34 ^qquenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 ^rWomen received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. 36 ^sOthers suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were ^tstoned, they were sawn in two,¹ they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— 38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and ^uin dens and caves of the earth.

39 And all these, though ^vcommended through their faith, ^wdid not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not ^xbe made perfect.

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also ^ylay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us ^zrun with ^aendurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the ^bfounder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him ^cendured the cross, despising the shame, and is ^dseated at the right hand of the throne of God.