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Hebrews 11:17
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15 And truly if they had called to mind athat country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return.  
16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed ato be called their God, for He has bprepared a city for them.  

The Faith of the Patriarchs

17 By faith Abraham, awhen he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,  
18 1of whom it was said, a“In Isaac your seed shall be called,”  
19 concluding that God awas able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.  
20 By faith aIsaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.  
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, ablessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.  
22 By faith aJoseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.  

The Faith of Moses

23 By faith aMoses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s bcommand.  
24 By faith aMoses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,  
25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the1 passing pleasures of sin,  
26 esteeming athe reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures2 in Egypt; for he looked to the breward.  
27 By faith ahe forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.  
28 By faith ahe kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.  
Verse Comparison: Hebrews 11:17

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American Standard Version
By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten `son';

Amplified® Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test [while the testing of his faith was still in progress], had already brought Isaac for an offering; he who had gladly received {and} welcomed [God's] promises was ready to sacrifice his only son,

Contemporary English Version
Abraham had been promised that Isaac, his only son, would continue his family. But when Abraham was tested, he had faith and was willing to sacrifice Isaac,

Darby English Version
By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

Good News Bible
It was faith that made Abraham offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice when God put Abraham to the test. Abraham was the one to whom God had made the promise, yet he was ready to offer his only son as a sacrifice.

International Standard Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac. The man who had received the promises was about to offer his unique son,

King James Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

New American Standard Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten {son;}

New International Version
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,

New King James Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son;

Revised Standard Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,

Young's Literal Translation
By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,


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