Thursday, August 24, 2006

Remembered

32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of (A) Gideon, (B) Barak, (C) Samson, (D) Jephthah, of (E) David and (F) Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith (G) conquered kingdoms, (H) performed acts of righteousness, (I) obtained promises, (J) shut the mouths of lions, 34 (K) quenched the power of fire, (L) escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, (M) became mighty in war, (N) put foreign armies to flight.

35 (O) Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; 36 and others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also (P) chains and imprisonment.

37 They were (Q) stoned, they were (R) sawn in two, [a] they were tempted, they were (S) put to death with the sword; they went about (T) in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, (U) ill-treated 38 (men of whom the world was not worthy), (V) wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.

39 And all these, having (W) gained approval through their faith, (X) did not receive what was promised, 40 because God had provided (Y) something better for us, so that (Z) apart from us they would not be made perfect.

-Hebrews 11:32-40