Hebrews 11:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,

New Living Translation
It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac,

English Standard Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,

Berean Study Bible
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,

New American Standard Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and the one who had received the promises was offering up his only son;

NASB 1995
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

NASB 1977
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

Amplified Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested [that is, as the testing of his faith was still in progress], offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises [of God] was ready to sacrifice his only son [of promise];

Christian Standard Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son,

Good News Translation
It was faith that made Abraham offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice when God put Abraham to the test. Abraham was the one to whom God had made the promise, yet he was ready to offer his only son as a sacrifice.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When God tested Abraham, faith led him to offer his son Isaac. Abraham, the one who received the promises from God, was willing to offer his only son as a sacrifice.

International Standard Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac—he who had received the promises was about to offer his unique son in sacrifice,

NET Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

New King James Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

King James 2000 Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son.

New Heart English Bible
By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

World English Bible
By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

American King James Version
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

American Standard Version
By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten'son ;

A Faithful Version
By faith Abraham, when he was being tried, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son

Darby Bible Translation
By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

English Revised Version
By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

Webster's Bible Translation
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
By fayth Abraham offered by Isaac when he was proued: and he that had receaued the promises, offered vp his only begotten sonne:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
By faith Abraha offered vp Isaac, wha he was tempted, and gaue ouer his onely begotten sonne, in whom he had receaued the promyses,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
In fayth Abraham offered vp Isaac whe he was tempted and he offered him beinge his only begotten sonne which had receaved the promyses
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
By faith Abraham has offered up Isaac, being tried, even the [one] having received the promises offered up his only begotten,

Berean Literal Bible
By faith Abraham, being tested, has offered up Isaac. Even the one having received the promises was offering up his only begotten son,

Young's Literal Translation
By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

Smith's Literal Translation
By faith Abraham had brought near Isaac, being tried: and he having received the promises brought near the only born,

Literal Emphasis Translation
By faith Abraham has offered up Isaac; and he was offering up his only begotten son, the one having received the promises,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered Isaac: and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten 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.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
By faith, Abraham offered Isaac during his testing, and laid his only son on the altar, whom he had received by The Promise.

Lamsa Bible
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac: he lifted upon the altar his only begotten son, even that very one who had been received in the promise.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: even his first-born, did he that had received the promises, offer up,

Godbey New Testament
By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac: and the one having received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Haweis New Testament
By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promise, presented in sacrifice his only begotten son,

Mace New Testament
'Twas by faith that Abraham, when put to the trial, offered up Isaac: HE offered up his darling son, to whose posterity the promises were to be made good:

Weymouth New Testament
Through faith Abraham, as soon as God put him to the test, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had joyfully welcomed the promises was on the point of sacrificing his only son

Worrell New Testament
By faith Abraham, when tried, has offered up Isaac; yea, he who gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son,

Worsley New Testament
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he who had received the promises, offered up his only son;
















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