Genesis 18:15

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.

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

¹⁶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

¹⁷ And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
KJV: Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
WEB: Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
ASV: Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
DARBY: And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.
BLB: And Sarah denied [it], saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

ÅB: Men Sara nektet og sa: Jeg lo ikke. For hun var redd. Da sa han: Jo, du lo.
OTB: Sara var redd, så hun nektet det og sa, “Jeg lo ikke.” Men Han sa, “Nei, men du lo.”
B1930: Men Sara nektet og sa: Jeg lo ikke. For hun var redd. Da sa han: Jo, du lo.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
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1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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Ephesians 4:23
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
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Psalms 44:21
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
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John 18:25–27
And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
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Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
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Mark 2:8
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
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Genesis 4:9
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
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