17 By faith (A)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and the one who had (B)received the promises was offering up his [a]only son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, “(C)Through Isaac your [b]descendants shall be named.” 19 [c]He considered that (D)God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back [d]as a [e](E)type.

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  1. Hebrews 11:17 I.e., only son with Sarah
  2. Hebrews 11:18 Lit seed
  3. Hebrews 11:19 Lit Considering
  4. Hebrews 11:19 Lit in
  5. Hebrews 11:19 I.e., of resurrection, figuratively, pointing to the future

17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice.(A) He who had embraced 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.”[a](B) 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead,(C) and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.

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  1. Hebrews 11:18 Gen. 21:12

21 (A)Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?

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21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(A)

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