Hebrews 11:12 (WEB)
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
Fathers and councils · 4
Cyril of Jerusalem
“…his own body now as good as dead, heeded not the weakness of his body, but the power of Him who promised, because he counted Him faithful who had promised, and so beyond all expectation gained the child from bodies as it were already dead.” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 11, 12.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…and another in another; according to which Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and Moses, and David, and all those commended by the mouth of God were righteous, but were judged unrighteous by foolish men, judging out of man’s judgment, and gauging by the petty standard of their own manners the manners of the whole…” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 8–40.
Read the whole comment“This, then, is what the apostle mentions as wonderful, saying, besides, that Abraham’s body was now dead; because at that age he was no longer able to beget children of any woman who retained now only a small part of her natural vigor.” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 12.
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John Chrysostom
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together with
Cited together in The City of God XVI.28.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.28.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.28.
Quotes
Hebrews 11:12 takes up the words of Genesis 22:17 (8 words in common).
Hebrews 11:12 takes up the words of 1 Kings 4:20 (8 words in common).
Hebrews 11:12 takes up the words of 1 Maccabees 11:1 (9 words in common).