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

³²And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of fGideon, gBarak, hSamson, iJephthah, of jDavid and kSamuel and the prophets— ³³who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, lstopped the mouths of lions, ³⁴mquenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, nbecame mighty in war, nput foreign armies to flight. ³⁵oWomen received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. ³⁶Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even pchains and imprisonment. ³⁷qThey were stoned, they were sawn in two,1 rthey were killed with the sword. sThey went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— ³⁸of whom the world was not worthy—twandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹And all these, uthough commended through their faith, udid not receive what was promised, ⁴⁰since God had provided something better for us, vthat apart from us they should not be made perfect.

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