Hebrews 11:28

Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them.

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In The King James Version

Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

In Context

27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land; which the Egyptians attempted and were swallowed up.

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Cross References

Hebrews 12:24and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant; and to a sprinkling with that blood which speaketh something better than Abel.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:5-32

Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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