Hebrews 11:36 (DRB)

Passage

And others had trial of mockeries and stripes: moreover also of bands and prisons.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered strength from weakness, became valiant in battle, put to flight the armies of foreigners.

Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again. But others were racked, not accepting deliverance, that they might find a better resurrection.

Hebrews 11:36 And others had trial of mockeries and stripes: moreover also of bands and prisons.

Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they were put to death by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in want, distressed, afflicted:

Hebrews 11:38 Of whom the world was not worthy: wandering in deserts, in mountains and in dens and in caves of the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stripes", "others", "trial", "mockeries", "moreover", "bands", and "prisons". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stripes" and "others", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Women received their dead raised to life..." into verse 37's "They were stoned they were cut asunder...", so "stripes" and "others" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "stripes" and "others" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.