Hebrews 11:11 (YLT)

Passage

By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:9 by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,

Hebrews 11:10 for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor <FI>is<Fi> God.

Hebrews 11:11 By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

Hebrews 11:12 wherefore, also from one were begotten--and that of one who had become dead--as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that <FI>is<Fi> by the sea-shore--the innumerable.

Hebrews 11:13 In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted <FI>them<Fi> , and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "for he was looking for the city..." into verse 12's "wherefore also from one were begotten--and that...", so "faith" and "sarah" 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 "sarah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.