{Being tried} (peirazomenos). Present passive participle
of peiraz(935c). The test was still going on. {Offered up}
(prosen(886e)ochen). Perfect active indicative of prospher(935c), the
verb so often used in this Epistle. The act was already
consummated so far as Abraham was concerned when it was
interrupted and it stands on record about him. See  Ge 22:1-18 .
{He that had gladly received the promises} (ho tas epaggelias
anadexamenos). Anadechomai is old verb to welcome, to
entertain, in N.T. only here and  Ac 28:7 . It seemed the death
of his hopes. {Was offering up} (prosepheren). It is the
imperfect of an interrupted action like ekaloun in  Lu 1:59 .