Zachariassaidto the angel,"Howwill I knowthis[for certain]? For I aman old manand my wifeis advancedin years."
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]?"
Marysaidto the angel,"Howcan thisbe, sinceI am a virgin?"
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."
He said,"O LordGOD,howmay I knowthat I will possessit?"
But they hadnochild,becauseElizabethwas barren,and they were bothadvancedin years.
Then Hezekiahhad said,"Whatis the signthat I shall goup to the houseof the LORD?"
Sarahlaughedto herself,saying,"AfterI have becomeold,shall I havepleasure,my lordbeingoldalso?"
Withoutbecoming weakin faithhe contemplatedhis ownbody,now as good as deadsince he was abouta hundred years old,and the deadnessof Sarah'swomb;