And do not complain, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
Hebrews 11:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By faith (simple trust and confidence in God) he instituted and carried out the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood [on the doorposts], so that the destroyer of the firstborn (the angel) might not touch those [of the children of Israel]. [Exod. 12:21-30.] American Standard Version (1901) By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. Common English Bible By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, in order that the destroyer could not touch their firstborn children. Catholic Public Domain Version By faith, he celebrated the Passover and the shedding of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By faith he celebrated the pasch, and the shedding of the blood; that he, who destroyed the firstborn, might not touch them. |
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
For when every commandment had been told to all the people by Moses in accordance with the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people,
who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood: May grace and peace be yours in abundance.