Hebrews 11:15-17

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¹⁵And if they had been thinking of that country from which they departed [as their true home], they would have had [a continuing] opportunity to return. ¹⁶But the truth is that they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. For that reason God is not ashamed [of them or] to be called their God [even to be surnamed their God—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]; for He has prepared a city for them.^(A)

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when he was tested [that is, as the testing of his faith was still in progress], ^[a]offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises [of God] was ready to sacrifice his only son [of promise];^(B)

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Footnotes

Hebrews 11:17 Lit has offered. Even though Abraham did not follow through with the sacrifice per the fact that it was a test from God, from Abraham’s perspective the offering was completed although he did not physically offer Isaac.