Hebrews 11:36 (LSB)

Passage

and others experienced mockings and floggings, yes, also chains and imprisonment.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

Hebrews 11:35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

Hebrews 11:36 and others experienced mockings and floggings, yes, also chains and imprisonment.

Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword. They went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, mistreated

Hebrews 11:38 (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in desolate places and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "others", "experienced", "mockings", "floggings", "chains", and "imprisonment". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "others" and "experienced", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Women received back their dead by resurrection..." into verse 37's "They were stoned they were sawn in...", so "others" and "experienced" 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 "others" and "experienced" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.