Hebrews 11:28

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“By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.”

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BSBPD

“By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 11:28 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 12:3Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
  2. Exodus 12:21Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.
  3. Hebrews 9:19For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
  4. Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
  5. 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

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