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Being tried (peirazomenos). Present passive participle of peirazō. The test was still going on.
Offered up (prosenēnochen). Perfect active indicative of prospherō, 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 Gen 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 Act 28:7. It seemed the death of his hopes.
Was offering up (prosepheren). It is the imperfect of an interrupted action like ekaloun in Luk 1:59.