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 King James Version (NKJV)Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Context of Hebrews 11:35

33By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, 34quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight. 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. 36Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. 37Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated.

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 17:22The Lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived!
• 2 Kings 4:27But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the Lord has not told me what it is.”
• Luke 7:12A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.
• John 11:40Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?”
• Acts 9:41He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.
• Acts 22:24The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.
• Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?
• Matthew 22:30For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.
• Mark 12:25For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.
• Luke 14:14Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.”
• Luke 20:36And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.
• John 5:29and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.
• Acts 23:6Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!”
• Acts 24:15I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous.
• 1 Corinthians 15:54Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: “Death is swallowed up in victory.
• Philippians 3:11so that one way or another I will experience 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

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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