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37 They were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, died by the death of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, evil treated,

38 (of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth.

39 And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,

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37 They were put to death by stoning;[a](A) they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword.(B) They went about in sheepskins and goatskins,(C) destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves(D) and in holes in the ground.

39 These were all commended(E) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:37 Some early manuscripts stoning; they were put to the test;