Hebrews 11:35 (KJV)

Passage

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

Hebrews 11:36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "women", "received", "dead", "raised", "life", "again", "others", and "tortured". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "women" and "received", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Quenched the violence of fire escaped the..." into verse 36's "And others had trial of cruel mockings...", so "women" and "received" 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 "women" and "received" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.