Hebrews 11:37 (YLT)

Passage

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins--being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:35 Women received by a rising again their dead, and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that a better rising again they might receive,

Hebrews 11:36 and others of mockings and scourgings did receive trial, and yet of bonds and imprisonment;

Hebrews 11:37 they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins--being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,

Hebrews 11:38 of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and <FI>in<Fi> mountains, and <FI>in<Fi> caves, and <FI>in<Fi> the holes of the earth;

Hebrews 11:39 and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "stoned", "sawn", "asunder", "tried", "killing", "sword", and "died". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "stoned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "and others of mockings and scourgings did..." into verse 38's "of whom the world was not worthy...", so "sheep" and "stoned" 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 "sheep" and "stoned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.