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27 By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king’s anger; for he persevered as though[a] he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.[b]

The Faith of Other Israelite Heroes

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:27 Or because
  2. Hebrews 11:28 Gk would not touch them

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