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Genesis 18:12

Sarah
DoubtOld age

10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

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BSB
So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
KJV
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
WEB
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
ASV
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
DARBY
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?
BLB
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I am worn out, shall there be to me pleasure? And my lord is old!”
ÅB
Derfor lo Sara ved seg selv og sa: Skulle jeg, nå jeg er blitt gammel, ha attrå, og min mann er også gammel.
OTB
Så lo Sara for seg selv og tenkte, “Etter at jeg er utslitt og min herre er gammel, skal jeg ha denne glede?”
B1930
Derfor lo Sara ved sig selv og sa: Skulde jeg, nu jeg er blitt gammel, ha attrå, og min mann er også gammel.

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  • 1 Peter 3:6

    Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

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  • Genesis 17:17

    Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

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  • Luke 1:18–20

    And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

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  • Genesis 21:6–7

    And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

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  • Luke 1:34–35

    Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

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  • Genesis 18:13

    And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

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  • Psalms 126:2

    Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.

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  • Ephesians 5:33

    Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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