37. They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were murdered with the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, mistreated.
38. The world was not worthy of them! They wandered around in deserts and mountains, caves and holes in the ground.
39. And all these, though commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised—
40. because God had provided something better for us, so that only with us would they reach perfection.