Hebrews 11:32–40 · BSB
11:32
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
11:33
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
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11:34
quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
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Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
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Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
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They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
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The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
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These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
11:40
God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
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