³²What more should I say? I don’t have enough time to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. ³³Through faith they conquered kingdoms, did what God approved, and received what God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions, ³⁴put out raging fires, and escaped death. They found strength when they were weak. They were powerful in battle and defeated other armies. ³⁵Women received their loved ones back from the dead. Other believers were brutally tortured but refused to be released so that they might gain eternal life. ³⁶Some were made fun of and whipped, and some were chained and put in prison. ³⁷Some were stoned to death, sawed in half, and killed with swords. Some wore the skins of sheep and goats. Some were poor, abused, and mistreated. ³⁸The world didn’t deserve these good people. Some wandered around in deserts and mountains and lived in caves and holes in the ground.

³⁹All these people were known for their faith, but none of them received what God had promised.

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