Genesis 18:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 4:9 : 9 And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?
Gen 12:13 : 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
Job 2:10 : 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Ps 44:21 : 21 Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Prov 28:13 : 13 He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
Mark 2:8 : 8 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
John 2:25 : 25 and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
John 18:17 : 17 The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art {G3361} thou also [one] of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.
John 18:25-27 : 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore unto him, Art {G3361} thou also [one] of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not. 26 One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 27 Peter therefore denied again: and straightway the cock crew.
Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
Eph 4:23 : 23 and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Col 3:9 : 9 lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
1 John 1:8 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 18:9-14
6 verses
88%
9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?
14Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.
Gen 21:6-7
2 verses
82%
6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.
7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.
Gen 17:15-19
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82%
15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother of] nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.
17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
18And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
19And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Gen 18:16-17
2 verses
74%
16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
Gen 21:1-2
2 verses
73%
1And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
2And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Gen 12:18-19
2 verses
73%
18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
19why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Gen 20:10-12
3 verses
72%
10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
12And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
Gen 20:2
71%
2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
2 Kgs 4:16
71%
16And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.
Gen 16:2
71%
2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Gen 17:21
71%
21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Gen 20:18
71%
18For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Gen 21:9
71%
9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.
Gen 16:5-6
2 verses
70%
5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.
6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
Gen 18:6
70%
6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.
Gen 39:17
70%
17And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
Gen 11:30
69%
30And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
Gen 20:5
69%
5Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.
Gen 24:36
69%
36And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
2 Kgs 4:28
69%
28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
Gen 26:9
69%
9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.
Luke 8:53
69%
53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.