Genesis 18:11
Now Sarah and Abraham were advanced in years;
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12so she laughed to herself, saying, “After I and my husband are so old will I have pleasure?”
Cross References
Genesis 17:17Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to himself. “Will a child be born to one who is an hundred years old? Will Sarah who is ninety years old bear children?”
Genesis 24:1When Abraham was very old and the Lord had blessed him in every way,
Genesis 31:35She said to her father, “Do not be angry that I cannot rise before you, my lord, for it is that time of the month that women have.” And though he searched thoroughly, he did not find the household gods.
Joshua 13:1When Joshua was old, well advanced in years, the Lord said to him, “You are old, well advanced in years, and yet much land still remains to be occupied.
Luke 1:18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”
Romans 4:18With no ground for hope, Abraham, sustained by hope, put faith in God; in order that, in fulfillment of the words – ‘So many will your descendants be,’ he might become ‘the father of many nations.’
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 →