Hebrews 11:35 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Women received by a rising again their dead, and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that a better rising again they might receive,

English ASV

Women received their dead by a resurrection: and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

English Amplified

[Some] women received again their dead by a resurrection. Others were tortured to death with clubs, refusing to accept release [offered on the terms of denying their faith], so that they might be resurrected to a better life. [I Kings 17:17-24; II Kings 4:25-37.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

[Some] women received again their dead by a resurrection. Others were tortured to death with clubs, refusing to accept release [offered on the terms of denying their faith], so that they might be resurrected to a better life. [I Kings 17:17-24; II Kings 4:25-37.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Women received their dead, raised to life again. Other people were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;

English EASY 2024

Some women who trusted God received their friends and family back from death. God raised those people who had died to become alive again. Other people refused to turn against God so that their enemies would not hurt them. As a result, their enemies killed them. These people agreed to die because they were sure that they would live again with God. They knew that would be better for them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

There were women who lost loved ones but got them back when they were raised from death. Others were tortured but refused to accept their freedom. They did this so that they could be raised from death to a better life.

Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Through faith women received their dead relatives raised back to life. Others, refusing to accept freedom, died under torture in order to be raised to a better life.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Women 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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Women received their dead raised to life again. Some men were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection,

English KJV 1611

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

English LSB

Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured and did not accept deliverance, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Women received back their dead through resurrection. Some were tortured and would not accept deliverance, in order to obtain a better resurrection.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and women received back their dead raised to life. But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Women received their dead back. The dead were raised to life again. Others were made to suffer greatly. But they refused to be set free. They did that so that after death they would be raised to a better life.

English NIV

Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

English NKJ 1982

Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

English NLT

Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others trusted God and were tortured, preferring to die rather than turn from God and be free. They placed their hope in the resurrection to a better life.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Faith-filled women saw their dead children raised in resurrection power. Yet it was faith that enabled others to endure great atrocities. They were stretched out on the wheel and tortured, and didn’t deny their faith in order to be freed, because they longed for a more honorable and glorious resurrection!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And some women, through faith, received their loved ones back again from death. But others trusted God and were beaten to death, preferring to die rather than turn from God and be free—trusting that they would rise to a better life afterwards.

English Tyndale 1537

(And) The women received their dead raised to life again. Other(others) were racked, and would not be delivered, that they might receive(obtain) a better resurrection.

Hebrews 11:35 — Compare Translations