Hebrews 11:35

Hebrews 11:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
• New International Version (NIV)Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection.

Context of Hebrews 11:35

33who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34quenched 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. Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—

Hebrews 11:35 word by word

ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• ·ἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• raised to life againἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• andδέde · thenG1161
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• were torturedτυμπανίζωtumpanizō · to tortureG5178
• notοὐou · noG3756
• acceptingπροσδέχομαιprosdechomai · to wait for/welcomeG4327
• deliveranceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• deliveranceἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsis · redemptionG629
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they might obtainτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
• betterκρείττωνkreittōn · strongerG2909

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:35

• 1 Kings 17:22Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.
• 2 Kings 4:27Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, “Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”
• Luke 7:12And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.
• John 11:40Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
• Acts 9:41Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
• Acts 22:24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him.
• Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
• Matthew 22:30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.
• Mark 12:25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
• Luke 14:14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
• Luke 20:36nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
• John 5:29and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
• Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
• Acts 24:15I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.
• 1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
• Philippians 3:11if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Women received their dead - As did the widow of Zarephath, 1 Kings 17:21, and the Shunammite, 2 Kings 4:34. What other cases under all the above heads the apostle might have in view, we know not. Others were tortured - . This is a word concerning the meaning of which the critics are not agreed. signifies a stick, or baton, which was used in bastinadoing criminals. And signifies to beat violently, and is thus explained by the best lexicographers. After…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Women received their dead raised to life again - As in the case of the woman of Zarephath, whose child was restored to life by Elijah, 1 Kings 17:19-24; and of the son of the Shunamite woman whose child was restored to life by Elisha; Isaiah 5:12. The engine of torture here referred to, probably resembled the drum in form, on which the body of a criminal was bent so as to give greater severity to the wounds which were inflicted by scourging. The lash…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-38Verses 32-38 After all our searches into the Scriptures, there is more to be learned from them. We should be pleased to think, how great the number of believers was under the Old Testament, and how strong their faith, though the objects of it were not then so fully made known as now. And we should lament that now, in gospel times, when the rule of faith is more clear and perfect, the number of believers should be so small, and their faith so weak. It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35Elijah and Elisha both brought women's loved ones back from death (see 1 Kings 17:17–24; 2 Kings 4:17–37). Others were tortured: Faith does not always lead to a positive outcome in this life. The author might be referring to the 170s and 160s BC, when many Jews suffered and died rather than abandon their faith (see, for example, 1 Maccabees 1:20–64).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. Women received their dead raised--as the widow of Zarephath (1Ki 17:17-24). The Shunammite (2Ki 4:17-35). The two oldest manuscripts read. "They received women of aliens by raising their dead." 1Ki 17:24 shows that the raising of the widow's son by Elijah led her to the faith, so that he thus took her into fellowship, an alien though she was. Christ, in Lu 4:26, makes especial mention of the fact that Elijah was sent to an alien from Israel, a woman…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 11:35

• Dead (People)
• Faith
• Martyrdom
• Persecution
• Resurrection
• War

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Hebrews 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings