By faith the walls of Jericho collapsed, after being surrounded each of seven days.

by faith Rahab having given the spies a safe reception, escap'd being destroyed with unbelievers, tho' she had led a dissolute life.

quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength after being weak, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

women recovered their children, tho' dead, by their being raised to life again: some expired under torments, refusing to be delivered; that they might obtain a better deliverance at the resurrection.

And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.

For consider the man who endured such hostility against him by sinners, so that ye may not be weary in your souls, being disheartened.

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, 'My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

Now for the time being no discipline seems to be pleasant; it is painful; later on, however, to those who are trained by it, it yields the fruit of peace which grows from upright character.

clear the way for your feet, lest that which is lame should be quite out of joint, instead of being redress'd."

Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God's unearned favor, and that no "poisonous plant sprouts up" to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],

for you know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: not being able to make Isaac to retract, though he importun'd him with tears.

For ye have not come to a mountain being felt, and which burned with fire, and to darkness, and gloom, and a tempest,

and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined the word being addressed to them any more:

For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined, - and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned;

And so dreadful was that being made to appear, Moses said, I am terrified and trembling:)

And the, Yet once, signifies the removal of the things being shaken--as of things that were made--so that the things not being shaken may remain.

Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are illtreated, as being yourselves also in the body.

The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.

so being confident we say, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear; what shall man do unto me?

You must stop being carried away with varied and strange teachings. For it is a good thing for the heart to be strengthened by God's spiritual strength, not by special kinds of food, from which those adhering to them have gotten no good.

As the bodies of those animals, whose blood being offered for sin is brought into the holy place by the high-priest, are not eaten, but are burnt without the camp.

Confide in your guides, and be respectful: that they who are vigilant, as being accountable for your souls, may discharge themselves with cheerfulness, and not with anxiety, which would be to your prejudice.