Genesis 18:12
so when she heard him say that, she laughed quietly and said to herself, “I am too old and worn out to have a baby, and my good boss, my husband, he is old too. If I had a baby, I would be really happy. But I’m too old for that now.”
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11Abraham and Sarah were both very old. She knew she was too old to have a baby,
13God said, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say to herself, ‘I can’t have a baby now, I am too old’?
Cross References
Genesis 18:13God said, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say to herself, ‘I can’t have a baby now, I am too old’?
Luke 1:34Mary said, “But I’m not married. I’ve never slept with a man, like a wife sleeps with her husband. How will I get a baby?”
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 →