Hebrews 11:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders.

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  • Exod 1:22 : 22 And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.
  • Exod 1:16 : 16 When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.
  • Acts 7:20 : 20 At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house:
  • Exod 2:2-9 : 2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months. 3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile. 4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him. 5 Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it. 6 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast. 10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
  • Ps 118:6 : 6 The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
  • Isa 41:14 : 14 Have no fear, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will be your helper, says the Lord, even he who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Heb 13:6 : 6 So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that. 5 But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.
  • Isa 51:7 : 7 Give ear to me, you who have knowledge of righteousness, in whose heart is my law; have no fear of the evil words of men, and give no thought to their curses.
  • Isa 51:12 : 12 I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?
  • Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question. 17 If our God, whose servants we are, is able to keep us safe from the burning and flaming fire, and from your hands, O King, he will keep us safe. 18 But if not, be certain, O King, that we will not be the servants of your gods, or give worship to the image of gold which you have put up.
  • Dan 6:10 : 10 For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
  • Isa 8:12-13 : 12 Do not say, It is holy, about everything of which this people says, It is holy; and do not be in fear of what they go in fear of. 13 But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
  • Ps 56:4 : 4 In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 11:24-29
    6 verses
    86%

    24 By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

    25 Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin;

    26 Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward.

    27 By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.

    28 By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death.

    29 By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same.

  • Acts 7:19-23
    5 verses
    80%

    19 He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

    20 At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house:

    21 And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

    22 And Moses was trained in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was great in his words and works.

    23 But when he was almost forty years old, it came into his heart to go and see his brothers, the children of Israel.

  • Exod 2:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

    3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.

  • Exod 2:9-12
    4 verses
    75%

    9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.

    10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.

    11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.

    12 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.

  • Exod 1:16-19
    4 verses
    74%

    16 When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.

    17 But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

    18 And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

    19 And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.

  • Heb 11:22
    73%

    22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.

  • Acts 7:29
    72%

    29 And at these words, Moses went in flight to the land of Midian, and was living there for a time, and had two sons.

  • Exod 2:15
    72%

    15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

  • Exod 1:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21 And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.

    22 And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

  • Exod 11:3
    70%

    3 And the Lord gave the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians. For the man Moses was highly honoured in the land of Egypt, by Pharaoh's servants and the people.

  • Heb 3:5
    70%

    5 And Moses certainly kept faith as a servant, in all his house, and as a witness of those things which were to be said later;

  • Exod 3:1
    69%

    1 Now Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he took the flock to the back of the waste land and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

  • Exod 3:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10 Come, then, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may take my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.

    11 And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • Ps 106:23
    68%

    23 And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.

  • Exod 3:6
    68%

    6 And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.

  • Exod 14:31
    68%

    31 And Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done against the Egyptians, and the fear of the Lord came on the people and they had faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

  • Exod 2:6
    68%

    6 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

  • Num 14:13
    68%

    13 And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;

  • Num 17:11
    68%

    11 This Moses did: as the Lord gave orders, so he did.

  • Exod 24:18
    67%

    18 And Moses went up the mountain, into the cloud, and was there for forty days and forty nights.

  • Exod 2:23
    67%

    23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.

  • 2 Cor 3:13
    67%

    13 And are not like Moses, who put a veil on his face, so that the children of Israel might not see clearly to the end of the present order of things:

  • Acts 7:31
    67%

    31 And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,

  • Deut 11:3
    67%

    3 Or his signs and wonders which he did in Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his land;