Genesis 21:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Isa 54:1 : 1 Let your voice be loud in song, O woman without children; make melody and sounds of joy, you who did not give birth: for the children of her who had no husband are more than those of the married wife, says the Lord.
  • 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?
  • Gen 18:12-15 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Isa 49:15 : 15 Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.
  • Isa 49:21 : 21 Then you will say in your heart, Who has given me all these children? when my children had been taken from me, and I was no longer able to have others, who took care of these? when I was by myself, where then were these?
  • 1 Sam 1:26-2:10 : 26 And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side: 27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request: 28 So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there. 1 And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation. 2 No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God. 3 Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged. 4 The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength. 5 Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow. 6 The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up. 7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up; 8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world. 9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome. 10 Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.
  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.
  • Luke 1:14 : 14 And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.
  • Luke 1:46-55 : 46 And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God; 47 My spirit is glad in God my Saviour. 48 For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me. 49 For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name. 50 His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him. 51 With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts. 52 He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree. 53 Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands; 54 His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever, 55 As he gave his word to our fathers.
  • Luke 1:58 : 58 And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.
  • John 16:21-22 : 21 When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world. 22 So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
  • Gal 4:27-28 : 27 For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband. 28 Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God.
  • Heb 11:11 : 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;

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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.

    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.

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    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.

    8 And when the child was old enough to be taken from the breast, Abraham made a great feast.

    9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with Isaac.

    10 So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.

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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.

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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.

    3 And Abraham gave to his son, to whom Sarah had given birth, the name Isaac.

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    5 Now Abraham was a hundred years old when the birth of Isaac took place.

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

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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.

  • 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;

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    21 The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.

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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.

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    26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;

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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.

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    23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

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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.