Hebrews 11:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹¹ By faith, with Sarah’s involvement, he received power of procreation, even though he was too old, because he considered him faithful who had promised.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Because of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she was long past the age for it, because she considered [God] Who had given her the promise to be reliable and trustworthy and true to His word. [Gen. 17:19; 18:11-14; 21:2.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:

Common English Bible

¹¹ By faith even Sarah received the ability to have a child, though she herself was barren and past the age for having children, because she believed that the one who promised was faithful.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ By faith also, Sarah herself, being barren, received the ability to conceive offspring, even though she was past that age in life. For she believed him to be faithful, who had promised.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age; because she believed that he was faithful who had promised,

Hebrews 11:11 Cross References

2 Kings 4:17

The woman conceived and bore a son at that season, in due time, as Elisha had declared to her.

Luke 1:36

And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren.

Romans 9:8

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.

Galatians 4:23

One, the child of the enslaved woman, was born according to the flesh; the other, the child of the free woman, was born through the promise.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.