KJV ORIGINAL
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Through faith, Sarah herself got the strength to get pregnant and have a baby even when she was way too old for that to happen naturally, because she trusted that God would keep his word.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sarah had a baby at 90 because she trusted God's promises more than her circumstances.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Epistle to the Hebrews was written by an unknown author to Jewish Christians in the mid-to-late 1st century CE. It was written to encourage these believers to persevere in their Christian faith despite persecution and the temptation to return to Judaism.
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