Hebrews 11:11

11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she[a] considered him faithful who had made the promise.

Hebrews 11:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
ESV
11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
NLT
11 It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise.
MSG
11 By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said.
CSB
11 By faith even Sarah herself, when she was barren, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the One who had promised was faithful.

Hebrews 11:11 In-Context

9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

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Cross References 3

  • 1. Genesis 17:17-19; Genesis 18:11-14
  • 2. Genesis 21:2
  • 3. S 1 Corinthians 1:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "By faith Abraham, even though he was too old to have children—and Sarah herself was not able to conceive—was enabled to become a father because he"
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