“By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Hebrews 11 contains 40 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.