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For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking after a country of their own.

But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;

accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

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

By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.

What will I more say? For the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don't grow weary, fainting in your souls.

For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, And scourges every son whom he receives."

It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with sons, for what son is there whom his father doesn't discipline?

For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, as Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.

For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.

For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, tempest,

for they could not stand that which was enjoined, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;"

See that you don't refuse him who speaks. For if they didn't escape when they refused him who warned on the Earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,