Scripture · New Testament
Hebrews 11:18
Hebrews 11:18 is verse 18 of Hebrews chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Genesis 21:12
King James Version
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
World English Bible
to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
Read in context
Hebrews 11:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible
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 he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
18 even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
Read all of Hebrews 11Greek words
Data created by STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Study Hebrews 11:18
Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 17:19But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Romans 9:7Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”