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And whatmore shall I say ? For time will fail me if I tell of 1Gideon, 2Barak, 3Samson, 4Jephthah, of 5David and 6Samuel and the prophets,
33who by faith7conqueredkingdoms, 8performed acts of righteousness, 9obtainedpromises, 10shut the mouths of lions,
3411quenched the power of fire, 12escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were madestrong, 13becamemighty in war, 14putforeignarmies to flight.
3515Womenreceived back their dead by resurrection ; and others were tortured, not accepting their arelease, so that they might obtain a betterresurrection ;
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and othersbexperiencedmockings and scourgings, yes, also16chains and imprisonment.
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They were 17stoned, they were 18sawn in two, cthey were tempted, they were 19put to death with the sword ; they wentabout20in sheepskins, in goatskins , being destitute, afflicted, 21ill-treated38
(men of whom the world was not worthy ), 22wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holesdin the ground.
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And allthese, having e23gainedapprovalthrough their faith, 24did not receivefwhat was promised,
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because God had gprovided25somethingbetter for us, so that 26apart from us they would not be madeperfect.