Genesis 18:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.

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  • Gen 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
  • Heb 11:11-12 : 11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word; 12 So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
  • Heb 11:19 : 19 Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death.
  • Gen 17:24 : 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.
  • Gen 31:35 : 35 And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry because I do not get up before you, for I am in the common condition of women. And with all his searching, he did not come across the images.
  • Lev 15:19 : 19 And if a woman has a flow of blood from her body, she will have to be kept separate for seven days, and anyone touching her will be unclean till evening.
  • Luke 1:7 : 7 And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.
  • Luke 1:18 : 18 And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.
  • Luke 1:36 : 36 Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.
  • Rom 4:18-21 : 18 Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be. 19 And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children: 20 Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God, 21 And being certain that God was able to keep his word.

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  • Gen 18:12-15
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    12 And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?

    13 And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?

    14 Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.

    15 Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.

  • Gen 21:1-2
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    81%

    1 And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.

    2 And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

  • Gen 17:15-19
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    15 And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

    16 And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

    17 Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?

    18 And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

    19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

  • Gen 18:9-10
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    9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.

    10 And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.

  • Gen 20:17-18
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    17 Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.

    18 For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  • Gen 11:30
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    30 And Sarai had no child.

  • Gen 21:5-7
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    5 Now Abraham was a hundred years old when the birth of Isaac took place.

    6 And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.

    7 And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.

  • Rom 4:19
    76%

    19 And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:

  • Heb 11:11
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    11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;

  • Gen 24:1
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    1 Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.

  • Gen 16:1-2
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    1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose name was Hagar.

    2 And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.

  • Gen 23:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Now the years of Sarah's life were a hundred and twenty-seven.

    2 And Sarah's death took place in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham went into his house, weeping and sorrowing for Sarah.

  • Gen 24:36
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    36 And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

  • Gen 17:21
    73%

    21 But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.

  • Luke 1:7
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    7 And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

  • Gen 12:11
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    11 Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

  • Rom 9:9
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    9 For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

  • Gen 17:24
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    24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.

  • Gen 20:2
    71%

    2 And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

  • Gen 25:7-8
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    7 Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five.

    8 And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people.

  • Gen 18:6
    70%

    6 Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.

  • Gen 23:19
    70%

    19 Then Abraham put Sarah his wife to rest in the hollow rock in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 22:20
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    20 After these things, Abraham had news that Milcah, the wife of his brother Nahor, had given birth to children;

  • Gen 19:31
    69%

    31 And the older daughter said to her sister, Our father is old, and there is no man to be a husband to us in the natural way: