Hebrews 11:19

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

17Here is another example of Abraham's faith. God wanted to see whether Abraham really trusted him. Because Abraham believed God, he offered his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. God had promised Abraham that he would have many grandchildren. But Abraham was still ready to offer his only son as a sacrifice. 18God had said to Abraham, ‘It is through Isaac that your family will continue.’ But Abraham was sure that, if Isaac died, God could raise Isaac to life again. We could even say that is a picture of what really happened. It was like Abraham did receive Isaac back from death. 20Isaac himself also believed God. As a result of his faith, he asked God to bless his sons, Jacob and Esau. He trusted that God would help them in the future time. 21Jacob believed God. As a result of his faith, he asked God to bless each of Joseph's sons. Jacob did that when he was dying. At that time, he used his stick to hold himself up while he worshipped God.

Hebrews 11:19 word by word

λογισάμενος ὅτι καὶ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγείρειν δυνατὸς ὁ θεός, ὅθεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐν παραβολῇ ἐκομίσατο.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Accountingλογίζομαιlogizomai · to countG3049
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ableδυνατόςdunatos · ableG1415
• to raiseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• from whenceὅθενhothen · whenceG3606
• he receivedκομίζωkolumbaō · to bring/be repaidG2865
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a figureπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:19

• Genesis 22:5He said to his servants, ‘Stay here with the donkey. I will take the boy and we will go over there. We will worship God in that place and then we will come back to you.’
• Matthew 9:28Jesus went into a house and the blind men came to him there. Jesus asked them, ‘Do you believe that I can make your eyes become well?’ The men replied, ‘Yes, Master, we believe that you can do this.’
• Romans 4:17In the Bible, God said to Abraham, ‘I have chosen you to become the ancestor of many different people.’ That is what God himself promises, because Abraham believed in him. God is the one who causes dead people to become alive again. He speaks about things that are not yet there as if they were already there.
• Ephesians 3:20We praise God, who causes his power to work in us. In that way, he is able to do much more than we could ever ask for. He can do much more than we could even think about.
• Hebrews 11:11Abraham and his wife, Sarah, were too old to have children. But Abraham believed God's promise that they would have children. He trusted God to do what he had promised. As a result of his faith, God made it possible for him and Sarah to have a baby.
• Hebrews 9:24Christ did not go into a holy place that people had made on earth. A place like that is only a picture of the true place in heaven. No, Christ went into heaven itself, where God is. Now he is there with God and he speaks to God on our behalf.
• Genesis 22:4On the third day of the journey, Abraham could see the place. It was not very far away.
• Romans 5:14But still death ruled all people, from the time when Adam lived until the time when Moses lived. Everyone died, even those who did not fail in the same way that Adam failed. Adam shows us something about God's special Messiah who would come at a future time.

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

Topics related to Hebrews 11:19

• Abraham
• Atonement
• Decision
• Faith
• Offerings
• Resurrection

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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