² Then He said, “Take now your son, ^(A)your only son Isaac, whom you ^(B)love, and go ^(C)to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a ^(D)burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

^16 (A)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten ^(B)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

^32 (A)He who did not spare His own Son, but ^(B)delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

The Faith of the Patriarchs^(A)

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, ^(B)when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

^9 (A)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten ^(B)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. ¹⁰ In this is love, ^(C)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son ^(D)to be the propitiation for our sins.

¹⁶ and said: ^(A)“By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—

¹⁹ Then God said: “No, ^(A)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My ^(B)covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

²⁷ Then ^(A)he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great ^[a]indignation against Israel. ^(B)So they departed from him and returned to their own land.

¹² And He said, ^(A)“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for ^(B)now I know that you fear God, since you have not ^(C)withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”