Hebrews 11:35
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hebrews 11:35 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hebrews 11:35 is a verse from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hebrews 11:35 — KJV
“Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:”
— Hebrews 11:35 (KJV)
Hebrews 11:35 in Context — About the Book of Hebrews
Hebrews argues one majestic thesis: Jesus is better — better than angels, Moses, priests, and every old-covenant shadow. He is our great High Priest who sympathizes with weakness, so we can approach the throne of grace with confidence. Faith's hall of fame in chapter 11 fuels endurance for the race.
Cross-References for Hebrews 11:35
“And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:35: dead, again, others
“And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. me: Heb. my soul”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:35: dead, life, might
“But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. for himself: Heb. for his life”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:35: life, might, better
“Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:35: women, again, might
“When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:35: raised, again, might
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