Genesis 18:12
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'
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Genesis 18:13And the LORD said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?
Judges 19:26Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.
Psalms 126:2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing; then said they among the nations: 'The LORD hath done great things with these.'
Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:10-16
9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 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. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the Lord… Read the whole commentary →