36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and (A)of chains and imprisonment. 37 (B)They were stoned, they were sawn in two, [a]were tempted, were slain with the sword. (C)They wandered about (D)in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, (E)in dens and caves of the earth.

39 And all these, (F)having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be (G)made perfect apart from us.

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  1. Hebrews 11:37 NU omits were tempted

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

39 These were all commended(G) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,(H) 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us(I) would they be made perfect.(J)

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