Zachariassaidto the angel,"Howwill I knowthis[for certain]? For I aman old manand my wifeis advancedin years."
He said,"O LordGOD,howmay I knowthat I will possessit?"
Then Abrahamfellon his faceand laughed,and saidin his heart,"Will a child be bornto a manone hundredyearsold?And will Sarah,who is ninetyyearsold,bear[a child]?"
Sarahlaughedto herself,saying,"AfterI have becomeold,shall I havepleasure,my lordbeingoldalso?"
The royalofficeron whosehandthe kingwas leaningansweredthe manof Godand said,"Behold,if the LORDshould makewindowsin heaven,could thisthingbe?" Then he said,"Behold,you will seeit with your own eyes,but you will not eatof it."
Then Hezekiahhad said,"Whatis the signthat I shall goup to the houseof the LORD?"
Marysaidto the angel,"Howcan thisbe, sinceI am a virgin?"
But they hadnochild,becauseElizabethwas barren,and they were bothadvancedin years.
Withoutbecoming weakin faithhe contemplatedhis ownbody,now as good as deadsince he was abouta hundred years old,and the deadnessof Sarah'swomb;