Hebrews 11:31

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them which obeyed not, when she had receiued the spies peaceably.

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In The King James Version

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

In Context

30By faith the walles of Iericho fell downe after they were copassed about seue dayes.

32And what shall I more say? for the time would be too short for me to tell of Gedeon, of Barac, and of Sampson, and of Iephte, also of Dauid, and Samuel, and of the Prophets:

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Cross References

Joshua 1:1Nowe after the death of Moses the seruant of the Lord, the Lord spake vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun, Moses minister, saying,

Joshua 6:22But Ioshua had said vnto the two men that had spied out the countrey, Go into the harlots house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware to her.

Matthew 1:5And Salmon begate Booz of Rachab. And Booz begat Obed of Ruth. and Obed begat Iesse.

James 2:25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot iustified through workes, when she had receiued ye messengers, and sent them out another way?

1 Peter 3:20Which were in time passed disobedient, when once the long suffering of God abode in the dayes of Noe, while the Arke was preparing, wherein fewe, that is, eight soules were saued in the water.

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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