33 Which through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the [a]promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, waxed valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

35 The [b]women received their dead raised to life: others also were [c]racked, and would not be delivered, that they might receive a better resurrection.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:33 The fruit of the promises.
  2. Hebrews 11:35 He seemeth to mean the story of that woman of Zarephath, whose son Elijah raised again from death, and the Shunammite, whose son Elisha restored to his mother.
  3. Hebrews 11:35 He meaneth that persecution which Antiochus wrought.

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