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Hebrews 11:10-12
New English Translation
Hebrews 11:10-12
New English Translation
10 For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations,[a] whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old,[b] he received the ability to procreate,[c] because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy. 12 So in fact children[d] were fathered by one man—and this one as good as dead—like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand[e] on the seashore.[f]
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- Hebrews 11:10 tn Grk “that has foundations.”
- Hebrews 11:11 tn Grk “past the time of maturity.”
- Hebrews 11:11 tn Grk “power to deposit seed.” Though it is not as likely, some construe this phrase to mean “power to conceive seed,” making the whole verse about Sarah: “by faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and too old, she received ability to conceive, because she regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.”
- Hebrews 11:12 tn Grk “these”; in the translation the referent (children) has been specified for clarity.
- Hebrews 11:12 tn Grk a collective “the sand.”
- Hebrews 11:12 sn An allusion to Gen 22:17 (which itself goes back to Gen 15:5).
Hebrews 11:10-12
New International Version
Hebrews 11:10-12
New International Version
10 For he was looking forward to the city(A) with foundations,(B) whose architect and builder is God.(C) 11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age,(D) was enabled to bear children(E) because she[a] considered him faithful(F) who had made the promise. 12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead,(G) came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.(H)
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- Hebrews 11:11 Or By faith Abraham, even though he was too old to have children—and Sarah herself was not able to conceive—was enabled to become a father because he
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