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And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead. <a href="/esv/hebrews/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death. <a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> having reasoned that God was able even to raise him out from the dead, from where he received him also in a simile. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/11.htm">King James Bible</a> Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/11.htm">New King James Version</a> concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he also received him back. <a href="/amp/hebrews/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For he considered [it reasonable to believe] that God was able to raise Isaac even from among the dead. [Indeed, in the sense that he was prepared to sacrifice Isaac in obedience to God] Abraham did receive him back [from the dead] figuratively speaking. <a href="/csb/hebrews/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead; therefore, he received him back, figuratively speaking. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead, and as an illustration, he received him back. <a href="/asv/hebrews/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back. <a href="/cev/hebrews/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> because he was sure that God could raise people to life. This was just like getting Isaac back from death. <a href="/erv/hebrews/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a parable receive him back. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Abraham believed that God could bring Isaac back from the dead. Abraham did receive Isaac back from the dead in a figurative sense. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> Abraham reckoned that God was able to raise Isaac from death--and, so to speak, Abraham did receive Isaac back from death. <a href="/isv/hebrews/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Abraham was certain that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did get Isaac back in this way. <a href="/msb/hebrews/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death. <a href="/net/hebrews/11.htm">NET Bible</a> and he reasoned that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense he received him back from there. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Accounting that God was able to raise him even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. <a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For he reckoned that God is even able to raise a man up from among the dead, and, figuratively speaking, it was from among the dead that he received Isaac again. <a href="/web/hebrews/11.htm">World English Bible</a> concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> reckoning that God is even able to raise up out of the dead, from where also in a figurative sense he received [him]. <a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> having reasoned that God was able even to raise him out from the dead, from where he received him also in a simile. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive him. <a href="/slt/hebrews/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Reckoning that God was also able to raise from the dead; whence he also received him in a parable.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Whereupon also he received him for a parable. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> indicating that God is even able to raise up from the dead. And thus, he also established him as a parable. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/11.htm">New American Bible</a> He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead, and he received Isaac back as a symbol. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead—and figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he reasoned in himself, It is possible for God even to raise the dead, and because of this Isaac was given to him as a parable. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he accepted in his soul that God was able to raise him from the dead, and because of this, he was given to him in a simile.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for he concluded that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; wherefore he received him even in like manner.<CM> <a href="/godbey/hebrews/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> considering that God is able to raise him from the dead; whence he also received him in a figure. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> reasoning that God was able to raise him up again, even from the dead; from whence also figuratively he had received him.<CM> <a href="/mace/hebrews/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the grave; from whence, in a figurative sense, be may be said to have been recover'd. <a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For he reckoned that God is even able to raise a man up from among the dead, and, figuratively speaking, it was from among the dead that he received Isaac again. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> accounting that God is able to raise even from the dead; whence he did also, as in a figure, receive him back. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> concluding that God was able to raise him even from the dead; from whence indeed he had in a manner received him. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/11-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2266" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">The Faith of Abraham and Sarah</a> …18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” 19<a href="/greek/3049.htm" title="3049: logisamenos (V-APM-NMS) -- To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. ">Abraham reasoned</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1415.htm" title="1415: dynatos (Adj-NMS) -- (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible.">could</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egeirein (V-PNA) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">raise</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">the dead,</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">and in</a> <a href="/greek/3850.htm" title="3850: parabolē (N-DFS) -- From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.">a sense,</a> <a href="/greek/2865.htm" title="2865: ekomisato (V-AIM-3S) -- From a primary komeo; properly, to provide for, i.e. to carry off.">he did receive</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Isaac</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">back</a> <a href="/greek/3606.htm" title="3606: hothen (Adv) -- From hos with the directive enclitic of source; from which place or source or cause.">from death.</a> 20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Genesis 22:5</a> “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.” <a href="/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8</a> Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together. <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Genesis 22:13</a> Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/romans/4-17.htm">Romans 4:17</a> As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. <a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Romans 4:19-21</a> Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. / Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. <a href="/james/2-21.htm">James 2:21-23</a> Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? / You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. / And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a> And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a> But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a> So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-9.htm">2 Corinthians 1:9</a> Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-14.htm">2 Corinthians 4:14</a> knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence. <a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Galatians 3:8</a> The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from where also he received him in a figure.God.<a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Genesis 22:5</a> And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.<a href="/matthew/9-28.htm">Matthew 9:28</a> And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.<a href="/romans/4-17.htm">Romans 4:17-21</a> (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were… from the.<a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11,12</a> 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… <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24</a> For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:<a href="/genesis/22-4.htm">Genesis 22:4,13</a> Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Able</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/luke/16-2.htm">Accounting</a> <a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Concluding</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Counting</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/galatians/4-24.htm">Figuratively</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Figure</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-18.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Received</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-18.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Type</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-15.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/12-20.htm">Able</a> <a href="/james/2-20.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Accounting</a> <a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Concluding</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Counting</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Figuratively</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Figure</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-6.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-20.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Life</a> <a href="/james/3-18.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/genesis/20-16.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Received</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-33.htm">Type</a> <a href="/james/4-1.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 11</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">What faith is.</a> 6. <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Without faith we cannot please God.</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">The examples of faithfulness in the fathers of old time.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead This phrase highlights Abraham's faith and belief in God's power over life and death. Abraham's reasoning is rooted in his trust in God's promises, particularly the promise that through Isaac, his offspring would be reckoned (<a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Genesis 21:12</a>). This belief in resurrection is significant as it foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Christ's resurrection. Abraham's faith is a precursor to the Christian understanding of resurrection, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a>, where Christ is described as the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. The concept of resurrection was not fully developed in the Old Testament, making Abraham's faith even more remarkable.and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death This phrase refers to the event in <a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22</a>, where God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham's willingness to obey, despite the promise tied to Isaac, demonstrates his profound faith. The "sense" in which Abraham received Isaac back is metaphorical; Isaac was as good as dead when bound on the altar, yet God intervened, providing a ram as a substitute. This act is a type of Christ, prefiguring the substitutionary atonement of Jesus, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The near-sacrifice of Isaac and his subsequent "return" is a powerful illustration of faith and God's provision, reinforcing the theme of resurrection and life from death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, known for his faith and obedience to God. He is a central figure in this passage, demonstrating profound trust in God's promises. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> Abraham's son, the child of promise through whom God had promised to establish a great nation. Isaac's near-sacrifice is a pivotal event in the account of faith. 3. <a href="/topical/m/mount_moriah.htm">Mount Moriah</a> The location where Abraham was instructed to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. This place becomes a significant symbol of faith and obedience. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sacrifice_of_isaac.htm">The Sacrifice of Isaac</a> A key event where Abraham's faith was tested by God, asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac, which he was willing to do, believing in God's power to raise the dead.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Abraham's reasoning that God could raise the dead shows a deep trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem impossible. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's power and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_testing.htm">Obedience in Testing</a> Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac demonstrates obedience even in severe testing. Christians are called to obey God, trusting His greater plan and purpose. <a href="/topical/r/resurrection_hope.htm">Resurrection Hope</a> The belief in God's ability to raise the dead points to the hope of resurrection, a central tenet of Christian faith. This hope should influence how believers live and face trials. <a href="/topical/r/reasoned_faith.htm">Reasoned Faith</a> Abraham's faith was not blind but reasoned. He considered God's character and past faithfulness. Believers are encouraged to engage their minds in faith, reflecting on God's nature and promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 11</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_kingdom_of_priests.htm">What does 'God will provide the lamb' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_faith_shape_their_journey.htm">How does faith influence the characters' journey?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_gen_22_align_with_deut_12_31.htm">How does Genesis 22 align with later scriptures condemning human sacrifice (e.g., Deuteronomy 12:31)? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_interpret_'israel_of_god'_in_gal._6_16.htm">How do we interpret the phrase 'the Israel of God' (Galatians 6:16) without contradicting Old Testament references to Israel's unique covenant?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) That God was able.--These words are better taken as the expression of a general truth--"Accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead.' The faith which tests and brings conviction of the things not seen made this reasoning possible, and gave power to act upon it even when Isaac must be slain.From whence also.--Better, from whence he did in a figure (literally, a parable) receive him. As in a figure the offering was completely carried out (<a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm" title="By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,">Hebrews 11:17</a>), so also in figure he received his son back from the dead. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/11-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[Abraham] reasoned λογισάμενος (logisamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3049.htm">Strong's 3049: </a> To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. God Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. could δυνατὸς (dynatos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1415.htm">Strong's 1415: </a> (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible. raise ἐγείρειν (egeirein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. [the] dead, νεκρῶν (nekrōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. [and] in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a sense, παραβολῇ (parabolē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3850.htm">Strong's 3850: </a> From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage. he did receive ἐκομίσατο (ekomisato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2865.htm">Strong's 2865: </a> From a primary komeo; properly, to provide for, i.e. to carry off. [Isaac] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. back καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. from [death]. ὅθεν (hothen) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3606.htm">Strong's 3606: </a> From hos with the directive enclitic of source; from which place or source or cause. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-19.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 11:19 Concluding that God is able to raise (Heb. 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