In the days of King Herod, of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias of the “Abijah” division. He had a wife named Elizabeth who was a descendant of Aaron.
Luke 1:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) But they had no children, because Elizabeth was unable to bear offspring due to their both being very old. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren; and both were far advanced in years. American Standard Version (1901) And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. Common English Bible They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to become pregnant and they both were very old. Catholic Public Domain Version And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both had become advanced in years. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. |
In the days of King Herod, of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias of the “Abijah” division. He had a wife named Elizabeth who was a descendant of Aaron.
They both did what was right in God’s sight [by] living blamelessly according to all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
Abraham’s faith did not become weak [even though] he was about one hundred years old and considered his body almost dead and Sarah’s womb incapable of conceiving a child.
By [having] faith, Sarah herself received the ability to have children, even though she was [sterile, being] past the age of child-bearing, since she considered God faithful to His promise. [Note: Some translations consider “Abraham” to be the subject of this controversial verse. See Lightfoot, pp. 222-225].