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Hebrews 11:19
19counting that 1God [was] able to raise [him] even from among [the] dead, whence also he received him in a figure.
Hebrews 11:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
- New International Version (NIV)Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.
- New King James Version (NKJV)concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
Context of Hebrews 11:19
17By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son], 18as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called: counting that God [was] able to raise [him] even from among [the] dead, whence also he received him in a figure. 20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21By faith Jacob [when] dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff.
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λογισάμενος ὅτι καὶ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγείρειν δυνατὸς ὁ θεός, ὅθεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐν παραβολῇ ἐκομίσατο.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Hebrews 11:19
- Genesis 22:5And Abraham said to his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
- Matthew 9:28And when he was come to the house, the blind [men] came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
- Romans 4:17(according as it is written, I have made thee father of many nations,) before the God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls the things which be not as being;
- Ephesians 3:20But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,
- Hebrews 11:11By faith also Sarah herself received strength for [the] conception of seed, and [that] beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised.
- Hebrews 9:24For the Christ is not entered into holy places made with hand, figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:
- Genesis 22:4On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.
- Romans 5:14but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even upon those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is [the] figure of him to come.
Commentaries on Hebrews 11:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19To raise him up, even from the dead - Abraham staggered not at the promise through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. The resurrection of the dead must have been a doctrine of the patriarchs; they expected a heavenly inheritance, they saw they died as did other men, and they must have known that they could not enjoy it but in consequence of a resurrection from the dead. He received him in a figure - ͅ· In my discourse on parabolical…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Accounting that God was able to raise him up even from the dead - And that he would do it; for so Abraham evidently believed, and this idea is plainly implied in the whole narrative. There was no other way in which the promise could be fulfilled; and Abraham reasoned justly in the case. He had received the promise of a numerous posterity. He had been told expressly that it was to be through this favorite child. He was now commanded to put him to death as…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 We are often called to leave worldly connexions, interests, and comforts. If heirs of Abraham's faith, we shall obey and go forth, though not knowing what may befall us; and we shall be found in the way of duty, looking for the performance of God's promises. The trial of Abraham's faith was, that he simply and fully obeyed the call of God. Sarah received the promise as the promise of God; being convinced of that, she truly judged that he both…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Abraham reasoned: He thought that bringing Isaac back to life was the only solution to his problem. In Genesis 22:5, Abraham showed faith that Isaac would come back with him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Faith answered the objections which reason brought against God's command to Abraham to offer Isaac, by suggesting that what God had promised He both could and would perform, however impossible the performance might seem (Ro 4:20, 21). able to raise him--rather, in general, "able to raise from the dead." Compare Ro 4:17, "God who quickeneth the dead." The quickening of Sarah's dead womb suggested the thought of God's power to raise even the dead…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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