He said,"I will surelyreturnto you at this timenextyear;and behold,Sarahyour wifewill have a son."And Sarahwas listeningat the tentdoor,whichwas behindhim.
So Sarahconceivedand borea sonto Abrahamin his oldage,at the appointedtimeof whichGodhad spokento him.
"But My covenantI will establishwith Isaac,whomSarahwill bearto you at thisseasonnextyear."
But Godsaid,"No,but Sarahyour wifewill bearyou a son,and you shall callhis nameIsaac;and I will establishMy covenantwith him for an everlastingcovenantfor his descendantsafterhim.
"I will blessher, and indeedI will giveyou a sonby her. Then I will blessher, and she shall be [a mother of] nations;kingsof peopleswill comefrom her."
And you brethren,likeIsaac,are childrenof promise.
But the son by the bondwomanwas bornaccordingto the flesh,and the son by the free womanthroughthe promise.
But the angelsaidto him, "Do not be afraid,Zacharias,for your petitionhas been heard,and your wifeElizabethwill bearyou a son,and you will givehim the nameJohn.
Moreover, the angelof the LORDsaidto her, "I will greatlymultiplyyour descendantsso that they will be toomanyto count."
Then they saidto him, "Whereis Sarahyour wife?"And he said,"There,in the tent."
Then the LORDtooknoteof Sarahas He had said,and the LORDdidfor Sarahas He had promised.
