Luke 1:7

New English Translation

But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, “Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”

Genesis 18:11

Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)

Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children or I’ll die!”

1 Kings 1:1

King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.

2 Kings 4:14

So he asked Gehazi, “What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”

Luke 1:5

During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Luke 1:8

Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Romans 4:19

Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

Hebrews 11:11

By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

1 Samuel 1:2

He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.