Genesis 18:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?

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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?
  • 1 Pet 3:6 : 6 As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.
  • Gen 18:13 : 13 And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?
  • Gen 21:6-7 : 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.
  • Ps 126:2 : 2 Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.
  • Luke 1:18-20 : 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. 19 And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news. 20 Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.
  • Luke 1:34-35 : 34 And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man? 35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
  • Eph 5:33 : 33 But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.
  • 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.

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    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 18:9-11
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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.

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

  • 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 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.

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    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 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.

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    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.

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

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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;

  • 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.

  • Rom 4:19
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    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:

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

  • Gen 20:18
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    18 For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  • Gen 20:11-12
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    11 And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

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    5 And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.

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    30 And Sarai had no child.

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

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    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.

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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;

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    18 Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

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    12 But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.

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