Hebrews 11:19 (DRB)

Passage

Accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Whereupon also he received him for a parable.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Hebrews 11:18 (To whom it was said: In Isaac shalt thy seed be called:)

Hebrews 11:19 Accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Whereupon also he received him for a parable.

Hebrews 11:20 By faith also of things to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.

Hebrews 11:21 By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and adored the top of his rod.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "accounting", "able", "raise", "even", "dead", "whereupon", "received", and "parable". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "accounting" and "able", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "To whom it was said In Isaac..." into verse 20's "By faith also of things to come...", so "accounting" and "able" 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 "accounting" and "able" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.