Luke 1:18

New Century Version

Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is old, too.”

Cross References

Genesis 15:8

But Abram said, “Lord God, how can I be sure that I will own this land?”

Genesis 17:17

Abraham bowed facedown on the ground and laughed. He said to himself, “Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth to a child when she is ninety?”

Genesis 18:12

she laughed to herself, “My husband and I are too old to have a baby.”

2 Kings 7:2

Then the officer who was close to the king answered Elisha, “Even if the Lord opened windows in the sky, that couldn’t happen.” Elisha said, “You will see it with your eyes, but you will not eat any of it.”

Isaiah 38:22

Hezekiah then asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign? What will show that I will go up to the Temple of the Lord?”

Luke 1:34

Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen since I am a virgin?”

Luke 1:7

But they had no children, because Elizabeth could not have a baby, and both of them were very old.

Romans 4:19

Abraham was almost a hundred years old, much past the age for having children, and Sarah could not have children. Abraham thought about all this, but his faith in God did not become weak.