Hebrews 11:11 (DRB)

Passage

By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age: because she believed that he was faithful who had promised,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:9 By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:10 For he looked for a city that hath foundations: whose builder and maker is God.

Hebrews 11:11 By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age: because she believed that he was faithful who had promised,

Hebrews 11:12 For which cause there sprung even from one (and him as good as dead) as the stars of heaven in multitude and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

Hebrews 11:13 All these died according to faith, not having received the promises but beholding them afar off and saluting them and confessing that they are pilgrims and strangers on the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "sara", "herself", "barren", "received", "strength", "conceive", and "seed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "sara", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For he looked for a city that..." into verse 12's "For which cause there sprung even from...", so "faith" and "sara" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "sara" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.