Genesis 18:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?””
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“So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Abraham and Sarah <FI>are<Fi> aged, entering into days--the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 18:12 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
- Genesis 18:13And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
- Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
- Judges 19:26Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.
- 2 Kings 4:16And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
- Psalms 126:2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
- Luke 1:18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
- Luke 1:34“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
- Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- Hebrews 11:11By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
- 1 Peter 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
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