Hebrews 11:17-19
17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, ▼▼tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.
yet he was ready to offer up ▼▼tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.
his only son. 18God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,” ▼▼tn Grk “in Isaac seed will be named for you.”
▼ 19and he reasoned ▼ that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense ▼▼tn Grk “in/by a symbol.”
he received him back from there.
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