11:32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets,
11:33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
11:34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.
11:35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
11:36 Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison.
11:37 They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated-
11:38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
11:39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
11:40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.