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The Book of Hebrews, Chapter 11, Verse 32

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And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of] Jephthae; [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:
King James Version
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
American Standard Version
who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
New English Translation
For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.
World English Bible
What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;
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Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
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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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And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
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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;
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(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the earth.
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And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
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God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
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Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.