Genesis 18:12

New International Reader's Version

So she laughed to herself. She thought, “I’m worn out, and my husband is old. Can I really know the joy of having a baby?”

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Abraham fell with his face to the ground. He laughed and said to himself, “Can a 100-year-old man have a son? Can Sarah have a child at the age of 90?”

Genesis 18:13

Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Will I really have a baby, now that I am old?’

2 Kings 4:16

“You will hold a son in your arms,” Elisha said. “It will be about this time next year.” “No, my master!” she objected. “You are a man of God. So please don’t lie to me!”

Psalm 126:2

Our mouths were filled with laughter. Our tongues sang with joy. Then the people of other nations said, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

Psalm 45:11

Let the king be charmed by your beauty. Honor him. He is now your master.

Ephesians 5:33

A husband also must love his wife. He must love her just as he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.

1 Peter 3:6

Sarah was like that. She obeyed Abraham. She called him her master. Do you want to be like her? Then do what is right. And don’t give in to fear.

Judges 19:26

At sunrise she went back to the house where her master was staying. She fell down at the door. She stayed there until daylight.