By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

Commentaries

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

To conceive seed (εις καταβολην σπερματος). For deposit of seed. See 4:3 for καταβολη.

Past age (παρα καιρ…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Through faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed. The word "herself" here—auth—implies that there was somethin…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Through faith also Sara herself.—Rather, By faith Sarah herself also, or, even Sarah herself. This emphatic intr…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out not knowi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This verse presents us with a difficult problem. On the face of it, the verse in Greek ascribes to Sarah an activity possible only to males, that s…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Through faith also, Sarah herself, etc. So that women may know that this truth belongs to them as well as to men, he adduces the example o…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Through faith also Sarah herself
Some copies add "being barren"; and so read the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We are often called to leave worldly connections, interests, and comforts. If heirs of Abraham's faith, we will obey and go forth, though not knowi…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having given an example of faith from the fathers who lived before the flood—that is, those who were fathers of both the Gentiles and the Jews—the …

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