25. having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,
26. greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;
27. by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One--he endured;
28. by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.
29. By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;
30. by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;
31. by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.
32. And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,
33. who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,