Luke 1:7

Modern English Version

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well advanced in years.

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”

Genesis 18:11

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and very advanced in age, and Sarah was well past childbearing.

Genesis 25:21

Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die.”

1 Kings 1:1

Now King David was old and advanced in years, and they covered him with clothes, but he could not get warm.

2 Kings 4:14

He said, “What may be done for her?” And Gehazi said, “Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old.”

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Luke 1:8

Now while he served as priest before God, when his division was on duty,

Romans 4:19

And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body to be dead (when he was about a hundred years old), nor yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

Hebrews 11:11

By faith Sarah herself also received the ability to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

1 Samuel 1:2

And he had two wives; the name of one was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.