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And truly, if they had been mindful of that
country
from whence they came out, they might have
had opportunity to have returned.
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But now they desire a better
country,
that is, an heavenly:
wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
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By
faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered
up his only begotten
son,
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Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
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Accounting that God
was
able to raise
him
up, even from the dead; from whence also he received
him in a figure.
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
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By faith
Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped,
leaning
upon the
top of his staff.
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By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of
Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
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By faith Moses, when he was born, was
hid three months of his parents, because they saw
he was
a proper child; and they were not afraid
of the king’s commandment.
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By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called
the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
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Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than
to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
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Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than
the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
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By faith he forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
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Through
faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should
touch them.
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By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry
land:
which the Egyptians assaying
to do were drowned.
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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about
seven days.
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By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had
received the spies with peace.
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And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of
Gedeon, and
of
Barak, and
of
Samson, and
of
Jephthae;
of
David also, and Samuel, and
of
the
prophets:
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Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises,
stopped the mouths of lions,
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Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out
of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
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Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance;
that they might obtain a better resurrection:
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And others had trial of
cruel
mockings and scourgings,
yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
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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;
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(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts,
and
in
mountains, and
in
dens and caves of the earth.
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And these all, having obtained a good report
through faith, received not the promise:
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God having provided some better thing for us, that they
without us should not be made perfect.
CHAPTER 12
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