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Berean Standard Bible

“By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,”

Hebrews 11:17

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Study note

This verse recalls Genesis 22, when God tested Abraham by commanding him to offer Isaac, the son of promise. Isaac was the very child through whom God had said Abraham's descendants would come.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,

World English Bible (WEB)

By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son];

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

By faith Abraham has offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por fe ofreció Abraham á Isaac cuando fué probado, y ofrecía al unigénito el que había recibido las promesas,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por la fe, Abraham, que había recibido las promesas, cuando fue puesto a prueba ofreció a Isaac, su único hijo,

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