Luke 1:7

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And they had no chylde, because that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were nowe well stricken in age.

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  • Gen 18:11 : 11 Abraham and Sara were both olde, and well stryken in age: and it ceassed to be with Sara after the maner as it is with women.
  • Heb 11:11 : 11 Through fayth also Sara her selfe receaued strength to conceaue seede, and was delyuered of a chylde whe she was past age, because she iudged hym faythfull which had promised.
  • Gen 25:21 : 21 And Isahac made intercession vnto the Lorde for his wyfe, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of hym, and Rebecca his wyfe conceaued.
  • 1 Sam 1:2 : 2 Which had two wyues, the one called Hanna, & the other Phenenna: And Phenenna had children, but Hanna had no children.
  • Gen 16:1-2 : 1 Sarai Abrams wyfe bare hym no chyldren: but she had an handemayde an Egyptian, Hagar by name. 2 And Sarai sayde vnto Abram: beholde, nowe the Lorde hath restrayned me, that I can not beare, I pray thee go in to my mayde, it may be that I may be builded by her: and Abram obeyed the voyce of Sarai.
  • Gen 17:17 : 17 But Abraham fell vppon his face, and laughed, and sayde in his heart: shall a chylde be borne vnto hym that is an hundreth yere olde? And shall Sara that is ninetie yere olde beare?
  • Judg 13:2-3 : 2 And there was a man in Zaraah of the kinred of Dan, named Manoah, whose wife was barren, and bare not. 3 And the angell of the Lord appeared vnto the woman, & sayde vnto her: Beholde, nowe thou art barren, & bearest not, but thou shalt conceaue, and beare a sonne.
  • Gen 15:2-3 : 2 And Abram sayde: Lorde God what wylt thou geue me when I go chyldelesse, the chylde of the stewardship of my house is this Eleazer of Damasco? 3 And Abram saide: See, to me thou hast geuen no seede: lo borne in my house is myne heire.
  • Gen 30:1 : 1 Rachel when she sawe that she bare Iacob no children, she enuied her sister, and sayde vnto Iacob: Geue me children, or els I am but dead.
  • 1 Sam 1:5-8 : 5 But vnto Hanna he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hanna, & the Lorde had made her barren. 6 And her enemie Phenenna vexed her sore, forasmuche as she vpbrayded her, because the Lord had made her barren. 7 (And so dyd he yere by yere) and as oft as she wet vp to the house of the Lord, thus she vexed her, that she wept, and dyd not eate. 8 Then sayde Elkana her husband to her: Hanna, why wepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thine hearte troubled? Am not I better to thee then ten sonnes?
  • 1 Kgs 1:1 : 1 And king Dauid was olde and stricken in yeres, so that whe they couered him with clothes, he caught no heate.
  • 2 Kgs 4:14 : 14 And he said againe: What is to be done for her? Gehezi aunswered: Ueryly she hath no childe, and her husband is olde.
  • Rom 4:19 : 19 And he faynted not in the fayth, nor considered his owne body nowe dead, when he was almost an hundred yeres old, neither yet the deadnesse o Saraes wombe.

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  • Luke 1:5-6
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    5There was in the dayes of Herode the kyng of Iurie, a certaine priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, & his wyfe was of the daughters of Aaron, & her name was Elizabeth.

    6They were both ryghteous before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fault with them.

  • Luke 1:36-37
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    36And beholde, thy cosin Elizabeth, she hath also conceaued a sonne in her olde age: & this is her sixth moneth, whiche was called barren.

    37For with God, shall nothyng be vnpossible.

  • Luke 1:18
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    18And Zacharias saide vnto the Angel: By what token shall I know this? For I am olde, and my wyfe well stricken in yeres.

  • Luke 1:8
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    8And it came to passe, that when Zacharie executed the priestes office before God, as his course came,

  • Luke 1:56-59
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    56And Marie abode with her about three monethes, and returned agayne to her owne house.

    57Elizabethes tyme came, that she shoulde be deliuered, and she brought foorth a sonne.

    58And her neyghbours, and her cosins hearde howe the Lorde hadde shewed great mercy vpo her, and they reioyced with her.

    59And it came to passe, that on the eyght day they came to circumcise the chylde, and called his name Zacharias, after the name of his father.

  • Luke 1:23-25
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    23And it came to passe, that assoone as the dayes of his office were out, he departed into his owne house.

    24And after those dayes, his wyfe Elizabeth conceaued, and hyd her selfe fiue monethes, saying:

    25Thus hath the Lorde dealt with me, in the dayes wherein he loked on me, to take fro me my rebuke among men.

  • Gen 11:30
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    30But Sarai was baren, and had no chylde.

  • Gen 18:11
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    11Abraham and Sara were both olde, and well stryken in age: and it ceassed to be with Sara after the maner as it is with women.

  • Luke 1:13-15
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    13But the Angel sayde vnto him: Feare not Zacharie, for thy prayer is hearde: and thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, & thou shalt cal his name Iohn.

    14And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth.

    15For he shalbe great in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neither drynke wine nor strong drynke: and he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.

  • Luke 1:40-41
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    40And entred into the house of Zacharie, and saluted Elizabeth.

    41And it came to passe, that when Elizabeth hearde the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her wombe, and Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost.

  • Judg 13:2-3
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    2And there was a man in Zaraah of the kinred of Dan, named Manoah, whose wife was barren, and bare not.

    3And the angell of the Lord appeared vnto the woman, & sayde vnto her: Beholde, nowe thou art barren, & bearest not, but thou shalt conceaue, and beare a sonne.

  • Luke 2:36-37
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    36And ther was a prophetisse, one Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser, which was of a great age, and had lyued with an husbande seuen yeres from her virginitie.

    37And she had ben a wydowe about fourescore and foure yeres, whiche departed not from the temple, but serued God with fastynges and prayers nyght and day.

  • Luke 1:75
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    75All the dayes of our life, in such holynesse and righteousnes as are accepted before hym.

  • Gen 21:2
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    2For Sara conceaued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his olde age, euen the same season whiche the Lorde had appoynted.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66And all they that hearde them, layde them vp in their heartes, saying: What maner of chylde shall this be? And the hande of the Lorde was with hym.

    67And his father Zacharias was filled with ye holy ghost, & prophesied, saying.

  • 2 Kgs 4:14
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    14And he said againe: What is to be done for her? Gehezi aunswered: Ueryly she hath no childe, and her husband is olde.

  • Rom 4:19
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    19And he faynted not in the fayth, nor considered his owne body nowe dead, when he was almost an hundred yeres old, neither yet the deadnesse o Saraes wombe.

  • Luke 2:6-7
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    6And so it was, that whyle they were there, the dayes were accomplysshed, that she shoulde be deliuered.

    7And she brought foorth her first begotten sonne, and wrapped him in swadlyng clothes, & layde hym in a manger, because there was no rowme for them in the Inne.

  • Luke 1:44
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    44For loe, assoone as the voyce of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my wombe for ioy.

  • Luke 1:20-21
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    20And beholde, thou shalt be dumbe, & not be able to speake, vntyll the day that these thynges be perfourmed, because thou beleuedst not my wordes, whiche shalbe fulfylled in their season.

    21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marueyled that he taried so long in the temple.

  • Gen 24:1
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    1And Abraham was old & stricken in dayes, and the Lorde had blessed Abraham in all thinges.

  • Gen 21:5
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    5And Abraham was an hundreth yere olde, when his sonne Isahac was borne vnto him.

  • Luke 1:27
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    27To a virgin, spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.

  • Gal 4:27
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    27For it is written: Reioyce thou baren, that bearest no chyldren, breake foorth and crye, thou that trauaylest not: For the desolate hath many mo chyldren, then she which hath an husbande.

  • Matt 1:18
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    18The birth of Iesus Christe was on this wise. When as his mother Marie was betrouthed to Ioseph (before they came together) she was founde with chylde of the holy ghost.

  • Luke 2:40
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    40And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was fylled with wisdome: & the grace of God was vpon hym.

  • Luke 2:27-28
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    27And he came by inspiration into the temple: And when the father & mother brought in the chylde Iesus, to do for hym after the custome of the lawe,

    28Then toke he hym vp in his armes, & praysed God, and sayde:

  • Luke 1:61-62
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    61And they sayde vnto her: There is none in thy kinrede that is named with this name.

    62And they made signes to his father, howe he woulde haue hym called.

  • Judg 13:7
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    7But sayde vnto me, behold, thou shalt be with childe and beare a sonne, & now drinke no wyne nor strong drinke, neither eate any vncleane thing, for the ladde shalbe an abstayner to God, euen from his byrth to the day of his death.

  • Luke 1:80
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    80And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was in wildernesse till the day came when he should shewe hym selfe vnto the Israelites.

  • Heb 11:11
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    11Through fayth also Sara her selfe receaued strength to conceaue seede, and was delyuered of a chylde whe she was past age, because she iudged hym faythfull which had promised.