Hebrews 11:31
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
- KJV
- By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
- WEB
- By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
- ASV
- By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.
- DARBY
- By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace.
- BLB
- By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those having disobeyed, having welcomed the spies with peace.
- ÅB
- Ved tro undgikk skjøgen Rahab å gå til grunne med de vantro, da hun hadde tatt imot speiderne med fred.
- OTB
- Ved tro gikk ikke skjøgen Rahab til grunne med dem som var ulydige, fordi hun hadde tatt imot speiderne med fred.
- B1930
- Ved tro undgikk skjøgen Rahab å gå til grunne med de vantro, da hun hadde tatt imot speiderne med fred.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 2:25
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
Read in contextJoshua 6:22–25
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
Read in contextMatthew 1:5
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Read in contextJoshua 2:1–24
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Read in contextMatthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Read in contextJoshua 1:1
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
Read in context1 Peter 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Read in context1 Peter 2:8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
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