1 For her faith and hospitality, Rahab the prostitute was saved.⁠a 2 For when the spies were sent out to Jericho by Joshua, the son of Nun, the king of the land realized that they had come to spy out his country and sent men to seize them, so that, once captured, they might be put to death. 3 So the hospitable Rahab received them and hid them in the upper room under the flax stalks. 4 And when the messengers of the king came near and said, ‘The spies of our land came in to you; bring them out, for the king orders it,’ she answered, ‘The men you are looking for did come in to me, but they left at once and are on their way,’ and she pointed them toward the opposite road. 5 And she said to the men, ‘I know for certain that the Lord your God will hand this city over to you, for the fear and dread of you has fallen upon its inhabitants. So when you take it, save me and the house of my father.’ 6 And they said to her, ‘It will be just as you have said to us. When you see that we are coming, you shall gather all your household under your roof, and they will be saved; for everyone found outside the house will perish.’ 7 And they also gave her a sign: she was to hang a scarlet thread from her house, showing beforehand in this way that through the blood of the Lord there will be redemption for all who believe and hope in God.⁠b 8 You see, dear friends, not only faith, but prophecy, is found in this woman.