Hebrews 11:36 (WEB)

Passage

Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:34 quenched the power of fire,Daniel 3:1-30 escaped the edge of the sword,1 Kings 19:1-3; 2 Kings 6:31-7:20 from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.

Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead by resurrection.1 Kings 17:17-23; 2 Kings 4:32-37 Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Hebrews 11:36 Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned.2 Chronicles 24:20-21 They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword.Jeremiah 26:20-23; 1 Kings 19:10 They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "others", "tried", "mocking", "scourging", "moreover", "bonds", and "imprisonment". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "others" and "tried", 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 by resurrection Kings..." into verse 37's "They were stoned Chronicles They were sawn...", so "others" and "tried" 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 "tried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.