Ibrani 11:4

11:4 By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith ¹  he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith ²  he still speaks, though he is dead.

Ibrani 11:17

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, ³  yet he was ready to offer up ⁴  his only son.

Ibrani 11:28

11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, ⁵  so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

[11:4]  ¹ tn Or “through his sacrifice”; Grk “through which.”

[11:4]  ² tn Or “through his sacrifice”; Grk “through it.”

[11:17]  ³ tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.

[11:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.

[11:28]  ⁵ tn Grk “the pouring out of the blood.”

[11:28]  sn The sprinkling of the blood refers here to the application of the blood to the doorways of the Israelite houses (cf. Exod 12:7, 13).