Genesis 18:13

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“And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’”

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BSBPD

“And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! --my lord also <FI>is<Fi> old!'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 18:13 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 2:25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

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