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


In Context

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.

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.

Hebrews 11:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:18(To whom it was said: In Isaac shall thy seed be called.)

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:18even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:18even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18even he to whom it was said, |In Isaac will your seed be called;|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18of whom it was said — 'In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall your seed be called: