^{24 Ref} by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,

^{25 Ref} having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,

^{26 Ref} greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;

^{27 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

^{31 Ref} by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

^{32 Ref} 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 Ref} who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,

^{34 Ref} quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.