17By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,


In Context

14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.

15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

16 Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,

18 even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."

19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.

Hebrews 11:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son, ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered Isaac: and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten'son ;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten son,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,