But Abram said, “Lord, my Master, how can I be sure that I will get this land?”
Luke 1:18 - Easy To Read Version Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is also old.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know and be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years. American Standard Version (1901) And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. Common English Bible Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? My wife and I are very old.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Zechariah said to the Angel: "How may I know this? For I am elderly, and my wife is advanced in years." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years. |
But Abram said, “Lord, my Master, how can I be sure that I will get this land?”
Abraham bowed his face to the ground {to show he respected God}. But he laughed and said to himself, “I am 100 years old. I can’t have a son. And Sarah is 90 years old. She can’t have a child.”
So Sarah {did not believe what she heard. She} laughed to herself and said, “I am old and my husband is old. I am too old to have a baby.”
Then the officer that was close to the king [76] answered the man of God [77] (Elisha). The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!”
{\cf2\super [361]} But Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What is the sign from the Lord that proves \{I will become well? What is the sign that proves\} I will be able to go to the Lord’s temple? {\cf2\super [362]} ”
Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen? I am still a virgin {\cf2\super [14]} !”
But Zechariah and Elizabeth had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby; and both of them were very old.
Abraham was almost 100 years old, so his body was much past the age for having children. Also, Sarah could not have children. Abraham thought about this. But his faith in God did not become weak.