Hebrews 11:32-40
New International Version
32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon,(A) Barak,(B) Samson(C) and Jephthah,(D) about David(E) and Samuel(F) and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms,(G) administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,(H) 34 quenched the fury of the flames,(I) and escaped the edge of the sword;(J) whose weakness was turned to strength;(K) and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.(L) 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again.(M) There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging,(N) and even chains and imprisonment.(O) 37 They were put to death by stoning;[a](P) they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword.(Q) They went about in sheepskins and goatskins,(R) destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves(S) and in holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended(T) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,(U) 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us(V) would they be made perfect.(W)
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- Hebrews 11:37 Some early manuscripts stoning; they were put to the test;
Hebrews 11:32-40
New King James Version
32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of (A)Gideon and (B)Barak and (C)Samson and (D)Jephthah, also of (E)David and (F)Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, (G)stopped the mouths of lions, 34 (H)quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 (I)Women received their dead raised to life again.
Others were (J)tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and (K)of chains and imprisonment. 37 (L)They were stoned, they were sawn in two, [a]were tempted, were slain with the sword. (M)They wandered about (N)in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, (O)in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And all these, (P)having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be (Q)made perfect apart from us.
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- Hebrews 11:37 NU omits were tempted
Hebreos 11:32-40
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32 ¿Y qué más puedo decir? Tiempo me faltaría para hablar de Gedeón,(A) de Barac,(B) de Sansón,(C) de Jefté,(D) de David,(E) así como de Samuel(F) y de los profetas, 33 que por la fe conquistaron reinos, impartieron justicia, alcanzaron promesas, taparon bocas de leones,(G) 34 apagaron fuegos impetuosos,(H) escaparon del filo de la espada, sacaron fuerzas de flaqueza, llegaron a ser poderosos en batallas y pusieron en fuga a ejércitos extranjeros. 35 Hubo mujeres que por medio de la resurrección recuperaron a sus muertos.(I) Pero otros fueron atormentados, y no aceptaron ser liberados porque esperaban obtener una mejor resurrección. 36 Otros sufrieron burlas y azotes, y hasta cadenas y cárceles.(J) 37 Fueron apedreados,(K) aserrados, puestos a prueba, muertos a filo de espada; anduvieron de un lado a otro cubiertos de pieles de oveja y de cabra, pobres, angustiados y maltratados. 38 Estos hombres, de los que el mundo no era digno, anduvieron errantes por los desiertos, por los montes, por las cuevas y por las cavernas de la tierra.
39 Y aunque por medio de la fe todos ellos fueron reconocidos y aprobados, no recibieron lo prometido. 40 Todo esto sucedió para que ellos no fueran perfeccionados aparte de nosotros, pues Dios había preparado algo mejor para nosotros.
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Hebrews 11:32-40
King James Version
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
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Hebrews 11:32-40
English Standard Version
32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of (A)Gideon, (B)Barak, (C)Samson, (D)Jephthah, of (E)David and (F)Samuel and the prophets— 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, (G)stopped the mouths of lions, 34 (H)quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, (I)became mighty in war, (J)put foreign armies to flight. 35 (K)Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even (L)chains and imprisonment. 37 (M)They were stoned, they were sawn in two,[a] (N)they were killed with the sword. (O)They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— 38 of whom the world was not worthy—(P)wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And all these, (Q)though commended through their faith, (R)did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us, (S)that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
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- Hebrews 11:37 Some manuscripts add they were tempted
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