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Hebrews 11:11

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11By faith also, with Sarahc,d he received the ability to procreatee even past the normal agef, because he regarded the one who had promised to be faithful.

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Footnotes

  1. cLiterally “with her, Sarah”
  2. dSome manuscripts have “even though Sarah herself was barren”
  3. eLiterally “power to deposit seed”
  4. fLiterally “beyond the time of maturity”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the one who had promised was faithful.

NLTNew Living Translation

It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise.

KJV 1900King James Version

Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.