By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.
NIV
[Actuated] by faith Joseph, when nearing the end of his life, referred to [the promise of God for] the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his own bones. [Gen. 50:24, 25; Exod. 13:19.]AMP
By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
KJV
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
NIV
But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end
AMP
And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
KJV
See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
NIV
That no one may become guilty of sexual vice, or become a profane (godless and sacrilegious) person as Esau did, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. [Gen. 25:29-34.]AMP
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
KJV
He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
NIV
He considered the contempt and abuse and shame [borne for] the Christ (the Messiah Who was to come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward and away to the reward (recompense).
AMP
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
KJV
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
NIV
[Motivated] by faith he left Egypt behind him, being unawed and undismayed by the wrath of the king; for he never flinched but held staunchly to his purpose and endured steadfastly as one who gazed on Him Who is invisible. [Exod. 2:15.]AMP
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
KJV
By a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body
NIV
By this fresh (new) and living way which He initiated and dedicated and opened for us through the separating curtain (veil of the Holy of Holies), that is, through His flesh
AMP
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
KJV
Do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness
NIV
Do not harden your hearts, as [happened] in the rebellion [of Israel] and their provocation and embitterment [of Me] in the day of testing in the wilderness
AMP
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
KJV
You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor
NIV
For some little time You have ranked him lower than and inferior to the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor and set him over the works of Your hands, [Ps. 8:4-6.]AMP
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
KJV
By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
NIV
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.]AMP
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
KJV
