Hebrews 11:18

18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a]

Hebrews 11:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
ESV
18 of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named."
NLT
18 even though God had told him, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.”
MSG
18 and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac."
CSB
18 about whom it had been said, In Isaac your seed will be called.

Hebrews 11:18 In-Context

16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,
18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 21:12; Romans 9:7

Footnotes 1

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