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Hebrews 11

Heb. 11:37 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They were stoned
lithazo (Greek #3034)
to lapidate
KJV usage: stone.
Pronounce: lith-ad'-zo
Origin: from 3037
a, they were sawn asunder
prizo (Greek #4249)
to saw in two
KJV usage: saw asunder.
Pronounce: prid'-zo
Origin: a strengthened form of a primary prio (to saw)
, were tempted
peirazo (Greek #3985)
to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
KJV usage: assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.
Pronounce: pi-rad'-zo
Origin: from 3984
, were slain
apothnesko (Greek #599)
to die off (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
Pronounce: ap-oth-nace'-ko
Origin: from 575 and 2348
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en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
with the sword
phonos (Greek #5408)
murder
KJV usage: murder, + be slain with, slaughter.
Pronounce: fon'-os
Origin: from an obsolete primary φένω (to slay)
machaira (Greek #3162)
a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment
KJV usage: sword.
Pronounce: makh'-ahee-rah
Origin: probably feminine of a presumed derivative of 3163
: they wandered about
perierchomai (Greek #4022)
to come all around, i.e. stroll, vacillate, veer
KJV usage: fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about.
Pronounce: per-ee-er'-khom-ahee
Origin: from 4012 and 2064 (including its alternate)
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en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
sheepskins
melote (Greek #3374)
a sheep-skin
KJV usage: sheepskin.
Pronounce: may-lo-tay'
Origin: from μῆλον (a sheep)
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en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
goatskins
aigeos (Greek #122)
belonging to a goat
KJV usage: goat.
Pronounce: ah'-ee-ghi-os
Origin: from αἴξ (a goat)
derma (Greek #1192)
a hide
KJV usage: skin.
Pronounce: der'-mah
Origin: from 1194
; being destitute
hustereo (Greek #5302)
to be later, i.e. (by implication) to be inferior; generally, to fall short (be deficient)
KJV usage: come behind (short), be destitute, fail, lack, suffer need, (be in) want, be the worse.
Pronounce: hoos-ter-eh'-o
Origin: from 5306
, afflicted
thlibo (Greek #2346)
to crowd (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble.
Pronounce: thlee'-bo
Origin: akin to the base of 5147
, tormented
kakoucheo (Greek #2558)
to maltreat
KJV usage: which suffer adversity, torment.
Pronounce: kak-oo-kheh'-o
Origin: from a presumed compound of 2556 and 2192
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Acts 7:59• 59and stoned Stephen, invoking and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (Acts 7:59)

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Saws,
Stoning,
Sword,
To Tempt; Temptation

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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stoned.
1 Kings 21:10,13‑15•  (1 Kings 21:10,13‑15)
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2 Chron. 24:21•  (2 Chron. 24:21)
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Matt. 21:35• 35And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one and killed another and stoned another. (Matt. 21:35)
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Matt. 23:37• 37{i}Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!{/i} (Matt. 23:37)
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Luke 13:34• 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the [city] that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those that are sent unto her; how often would I have gathered thy children together as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not. (Luke 13:34)
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John 10:31‑33• 31The Jews [therefore] again took up stones, that they might stone him.
 32Jesus answered them, Many good works I showed you from the Father: on account of which work of them do ye stone me?
 33The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God. (John 10:31‑33)
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Acts 7:58‑59• 58and cast out of the city and stoned [him]. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,
 59and stoned Stephen, invoking and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (Acts 7:58‑59)
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Acts 14:19• 19But there arrived Jews from Antioch and Iconium and having persuaded the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged [him] without the city, supposing that he was dead. (Acts 14:19)
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2 Cor. 11:25• 25thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; (2 Cor. 11:25)
were slain.
1 Sam. 22:17‑19•  (1 Sam. 22:17‑19)
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1 Kings 18:4,13•  (1 Kings 18:4,13)
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1 Kings 19:1,10,14•  (1 Kings 19:1,10,14)
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Jer. 2:30•  (Jer. 2:30)
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Jer. 26:23•  (Jer. 26:23)
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Lam. 4:13‑14•  (Lam. 4:13‑14)
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Matt. 23:35‑37• 35{i}so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.{/i}
 36{i}Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.{/i}
 37{i}Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!{/i} (Matt. 23:35‑37)
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Luke 11:51‑54• 51from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the temple; yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
 52Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have {i}not{/i} entered in and those who were entering in ye have hindered.
 53And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to make him speak of many things;
 54watching him [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth [that they might accuse him]. (Luke 11:51‑54)
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Acts 7:52• 52Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those that announced beforehand of the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye became betrayers and murderers, (Acts 7:52)
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Acts 12:2‑3• 2And he slew James the brother of John with [the] sword.
 3And seeing that it was agreeable to the Jews, he went on to seize Peter also (but they were the days of unleavened bread) (Acts 12:2‑3)
in sheepskins.
2 Kings 1:8•  (2 Kings 1:8)
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Matt. 3:4• 4{i}And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.{/i} (Matt. 3:4)
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Rev. 11:3• 3And I will give {i}efficacy{/i} to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred {i}and{/i} sixty days, clothed with sackcloth. (Rev. 11:3)
being destitute.
Heb. 12:1‑3• 1Therefore let us also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight and the readily besetting sin, run with endurance the race that is set before us,
 2looking off unto Jesus the leader and completer of faith; who for the joy set before him endured cross, despising shame, and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God.
 3For consider well him that endured so great contradiction by sinners against himself, that ye weary not, fainting in your souls. (Heb. 12:1‑3)
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Zech. 13:9•  (Zech. 13:9)
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Matt. 8:20• 20{i}And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.{/i} (Matt. 8:20)
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1 Cor. 4:9‑13• 9For, I think, b God set us the apostles last as devoted to death, because we became a spectacle to the world, to both angels and men:
 10we, fools for Christ, but ye prudent in Christ; we weak, but ye strong; ye illustrious, but we disgraced.
 11Until the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked and are buffeted and are homeless wanderers,
 12and we toil, working with our own hands; reviled, we bless, persecuted, we suffer;
 13slandered, we beseech. We became as the world's scum, off-scouring of all, until now. (1 Cor. 4:9‑13)
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2 Cor. 11:23‑27• 23Are they ministers of Christ? (Beside myself I speak) I above measure; in labours very abundantly, in prisons very abundantly, in stripes exceedingly, in deaths often.
 24From Jews five times I received forty [stripes] save one;
 25thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
 26by wayfarings often, by dangers of rivers, by dangers of robbers, by dangers from countrymen, by dangers from Gentiles, by dangers in town, by dangers in desert, by dangers at sea, by dangers among false brethren, by toil and trouble;
 27in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. (2 Cor. 11:23‑27)
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2 Cor. 12:10• 10Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:10)
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James 5:10‑11• 10Take, brethren, [for] an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of [the] Lord.
 11Behold, we call them blessed who endured. Ye heard of the endurance of Job, and saw [the] Lord's end; for the Lord is full of compassion, and merciful. (James 5:10‑11)
• Stoning was a punishment enjoined by the law for Jews guilty of idolatry, blasphemy, or other forms of profane rebellion against Jehovah. Hence the peculiar enormity of the death of Naboth and of Zechariah, the wickedness being wholly in those high in authority who perverted it to hurt saints. (“Hebrews 11:37-40” by W. Kelly)
• "Sawn asunder" was indeed a brutality unknown to the Levitical institutions. David was in a wretched state when he dealt thus savagely with the Ammonite prisoners; as the Syrians retorted at a later day with the inhabitants of Gilead. (“Hebrews 11:37-40” by W. Kelly)
• "They went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, evil-entreated": to some a still more trying test of their faith than if suddenly dispatched, whether law or violence compelled them. (“Hebrews 11:37-40” by W. Kelly)
• {v.37-38} He speaks more particularly of the sufferings of faith. (“Faith Overcoming the Present World: Hebrews 11:23-40” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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,

W. Kelly Translation

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They were stoned, they were sawn asundera, they were tempted, they died by slaughter of sword. They went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

WK Translation Notes

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The order differs in MSS. Some have "tempted" before "sawn," the rest in the more common way.