Luke 1:18

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this is going to happen? My wife and I are both very old.”

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, “I am almost 100 years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is 90. How can she have a child?” So he started laughing.

Luke 1:34

Mary asked the angel, “How can this happen? I am not even married!”

2 Kings 7:2

The chief officer there with the king replied, “I don't believe it! Even if the Lord sent a rainstorm, it couldn't produce that much grain by tomorrow.” “You will see it happen, but you won't eat any of the food,” Elisha warned him.

Genesis 15:8

Abram asked, “Lord God, how can I know the land will be mine?”

Luke 1:7

But they did not have children. Elizabeth could not have any, and both Zechariah and Elizabeth were already old.

Isaiah 38:22

Then Hezekiah asked for proof that he would again worship in the Lord's temple.

Genesis 18:12

So she laughed and said to herself, “Now that I am worn out and my husband is old, will I really know such happiness?”

Romans 4:19

Abraham's faith never became weak, not even when he was nearly 100 years old. He knew he was almost dead and that his wife Sarah could not have children.