Genesis 21:6

New American Bible - revised edition

Sarah then said, “God has given me cause to laugh, and all who hear of it will laugh with me.

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Abraham fell face down and laughed as he said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at ninety?”

Psalm 113:9

Gives the childless wife a home, the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah!

Psalm 126:2

Then our mouths were filled with laughter; our tongues sang for joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord had done great things for them.”

Isaiah 49:15

Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.

Isaiah 49:21

You shall ask yourself: “Who has borne me these, when I was bereft and barren? Exiled and repudiated, who has reared them? I was left all alone; where then do these come from?”

Isaiah 54:1

Raise a glad cry, you barren one who never bore a child, break forth in jubilant song, you who have never been in labor, For more numerous are the children of the deserted wife than the children of her who has a husband, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 20:15

Cursed be the one who brought the news to my father, “A child, a son, has been born to you!” filling him with great joy.

Luke 1:14

And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Hebrews 11:11

By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal age—and Sarah herself was sterile—for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy.

1 Samuel 1:26

Then Hannah spoke up: “Excuse me, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here near you, praying to the Lord.