Hebrews 11:35 Meaning and Explanation
“Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:”
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Read Full Chapter →Some women received their dead back by resurrection, while others endured torture and refused release, in order to gain a better resurrection.
What Does Hebrews 11:35 Mean?
The writer now turns the picture, showing that faith does not always bring rescue in this life. Some women saw their dead raised, but others met a far harder path.
These were tortured and refused to accept deliverance, choosing death over denial, so that they might obtain a better resurrection. Their faith looked past escape in the present to the resurrection God has promised. Faith is not only the power that delivers but also the strength that endures, holding to a hope beyond the grave. When rescue does not come, the believer can still trust the God who raises the dead to a better life.
Hebrews 11:35 in the Original Language
anastasis (ἀνάστασις), 'resurrection' -- a rising again, the raising of the dead to renewed life.
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What does Hebrews 11:35 mean?
Some women received their dead back by resurrection, while others endured torture and refused release, in order to gain a better resurrection.