• Hebrews 11:37
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 37 ἐλιθάσθησαν, they were stoned, ἐπειράσθησαν, they were tried, ἐπρίσθησαν, they were sawn asunder, ἐν in φόνῳ murder μαχαίρης of sword ἀπέθανον, they died, περιῆλθον they went about ἐν in μηλωταῖς, sheepskins, ἐν in αἰγίοις belonging to goats δέρμασιν, skins, ὑστερούμενοι, being in want, θλιβόμενοι, being in tribulation, κακουχούμενοι, being badly treated,

  • Hebrews 11:37
    American Standard Version

    • 37 they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

  • Hebrews 11:37
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 37 They were stoned, were pierced through, were sawn asunder, By murder with a sword died, Went about in sheep-skins, in goat-hides,—Being in want, suffering tribulation, enduring ill-treatment:

  • Hebrews 11:37
    King James Version

    • 37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 11:37

      They were stoned: One man of faith who was killed by stoning was Zechariah, the son of High Priest Jehoiada. God’s spirit moved Zechariah to speak against those in the two-tribe kingdom of Judah who had abandoned Jehovah and begun serving idols. For this bold prophesying, he was stoned in the courtyard of Jehovah’s house at the order of King Jehoash.​—2Ch 24:17-22; Mt 23:33-35.

      they were tried: One of those who “were tried,” or severely tested, was the prophet Micaiah. He prophesied that King Ahab of Israel would suffer defeat in fighting against Syria. That angered the king, who had Micaiah put in prison on a reduced ration of bread and water.​—1Ki 22:24-28.

      they were sawn in two: Or “they were sawn apart.” According to ancient tradition, wicked King Manasseh had the prophet Isaiah put to death in this brutal manner. (Compare 2Ki 21:16.) However, the Scriptures are silent about how Isaiah died.

      they were slaughtered by the sword: In the days of wicked King Ahab, Elijah said that some of his fellow prophets had been “killed with the sword.”​—1Ki 19:9, 10.

      they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins: Elijah and Elisha were among the persecuted servants of God who used “a garment of hair” during their prophetic ministry. (1Ki 19:19; 2Ki 1:8; 2:13) Such simple, rough garments were an indication of poverty and hardship.​—Compare Media Gallery, “John the Baptizer’s Clothing and Appearance.”