Hebrews 11:35-37

Expanded Bible

³⁵ Women received their dead relatives raised back to life [1 Kin. 17:22; 2 Kin. 4:35]. [But] Others were tortured and refused to accept ·their freedom [release; redemption] so they could ·be raised from the dead [gain/obtain a resurrection] to a better life. ³⁶ Some were ·laughed at [mocked] and ·beaten [flogged; scourged]. Others were put in chains and thrown into prison [Gen. 39:20; Jer. 20:2; 37:15]. ³⁷ They were stoned to death [1 Kin. 21:13], they were ·cut [sawn] in half [^CJewish tradition reported that Isaiah was martyred this way],^[a] and they were killed with swords [1 Kin. 19:10; Jer. 26:23]. Some ·wore [^Ltraveled about in] the skins of sheep and goats. They were ·poor [destitute], ·abused [persecuted; oppressed], and treated badly.