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Hebrews 11:17–19

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17By faith aAbraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had breceived the promises was offering up his only son,

18to whom it was said, “aIn Isaac your seed shall be called.”

191He considered that aGod is able to raise people even from the dead, from which, 2bfiguratively speaking, he also received him back.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit Considering
  2. 2Lit in a parable

Cross references

  1. aGen 22:1–10; James 2:21
  2. bHeb 11:13
  3. aGen 21:12; Rom 9:7
  4. aRom 4:21
  5. bHeb 9:9

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son, the one to whom it had been said, Your offspring will be traced through Isaac. He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead; therefore, he received him back, figuratively speaking.

NLTNew Living Translation

It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, even though God had told him, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.” Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac, and the one who received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, with reference to whom it was said, “In Isaac your descendants will be named,” having reasoned that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which he received him back also as a symbol.

KJV 1900King James Version

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.