KJV King James Version
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
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Hebrews 11:33
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
WEB World English Bible
who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
ASV American Standard Version
who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,
Surrounding context — Hebrews 11
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
32 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:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 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.
35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
36 And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἳG3739 · hos, hēwhichδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithκατηγωνίσαντοG2610 · katagōnizomaito conquerβασιλείας,G932 · basileiakingdomεἰργάσαντοG2038 · ergazomaito workδικαιοσύνην,G1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessἐπέτυχονG2013 · epitugchanōto obtainἐπαγγελιῶν,G1860 · epangeliapromiseἔφραξανG5420 · phrassōto stopστόματαG4750 · stomamouthλεόντων,G3023 · leōnlion
Cross-references
Psalm 144:1-2[A Psalm] of David. Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:Hebrews 6:12-15That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.2 Timothy 4:17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.Galatians 3:16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.Judges 14:5-6Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.Psalm 144:10[It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.Hebrews 11:4-8By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.2 Samuel 5:4-25David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years.Daniel 6:20-23And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:Psalm 18:32-34[It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.1 Samuel 17:33-36And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou [art but] a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],Psalm 91:13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.2 Samuel 8:1-14And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.Joshua 6:1-13Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.2 Samuel 7:11-17And as since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
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