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Hebrews 11:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Hebrews 11:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:1118 words
GreekMeaning
πίστειpistei
By faithnounG4102
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
αὐτῇautē
herselfpronounG846
ΣάρρᾳSarra
SarahnounG4564
δύναμινdynamin
powernounG1411
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
καταβολὴνkatabolēn
the conceptionnounG2602
σπέρματοςspermatos
of seednounG4690
ἔλαβενelaben
receivedverbG2983
καὶkai
evenadverbG2532
παρὰpara
beyondprepositionG3844
καιρὸνkairon
the opportunenounG2540
ἡλικίαςhēlikias
agenounG2244
ἐπεὶepei
sincewordG1893
πιστὸνpiston
faithfuladjectiveG4103
ἡγήσατοhēgēsato
she consideredverbG2233
τὸνton
the OnearticleG3588
ἐπαγγειλάμενονepangeilamenon
being barrenverbG4723
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:11

“By faith also Sarah herself,” he says. Here he began [speaking] in a way to put them to shame, in case, that is, they should show themselves more faint-hearted than a woman. But possibly some one might say, How “by faith,” when she laughed? Nay, while her laughter indeed was from unbelief, her fear [was] from Faith, for to say, “I laughed not” Genesis 18:15, arose from Faith. From this then it appears that when unbelief had been cleared out, Faith came in its place. “By…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 23 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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By Faith Sarah Received Power
Sarah, at an old age, received power to conceive. She'd had time to give up, to accept that it wouldn't happen. But faith gave her power. I'm realizing that faith isn't about being naive or ignoring ...
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