and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
Hebrews 11:17 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test [while the testing of his faith was still in progress], had already brought Isaac for an offering; he who had gladly received and welcomed [God's] promises was ready to sacrifice his only son, [Gen. 22:1-10.] American Standard Version (1901) By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; Common English Bible By faith Abraham offered Isaac when he was tested. The one who received the promises was offering his only son. Catholic Public Domain Version By faith, Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac, so that he who had received the promises was offering up his only son. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered Isaac: and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son; |
and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
Howbeit, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
but he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.