Genesis 21:1

New International Reader's Version

The Lord was gracious to Sarah, just as he had said he would be. The Lord did for Sarah what he had promised to do.

Cross References

Genesis 17:16

I will give her my blessing. You can be sure that I will give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”

Genesis 17:19

Then God said, “Yes, I will bless Ishmael. But your wife Sarah will have a son by you. And you will name him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him. That covenant will last forever. It will be for Isaac and his family after him.

Genesis 17:21

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac. By this time next year, Sarah will have a son by you.”

Genesis 18:10

Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year. Your wife Sarah will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.

Genesis 18:14

Is anything too hard for me? I will return to you at the appointed time next year. Sarah will have a son.”

Genesis 24:36

My master’s wife Sarah had a son by him when she was old. He has given that son everything he owns.

Genesis 50:24

Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m about to die. But God will surely come to help you. He’ll take you up out of this land. He’ll bring you to the land he promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

2 Kings 4:17

But the woman became pregnant. She had a baby boy. It happened the next year about that same time. That’s exactly what Elisha had told her would happen.

Psalm 106:4

Lord, remember me when you bless your people. Help me when you save them.

Psalm 12:6

The words of the Lord are perfect. They are like silver made pure in a clay furnace. They are like gold made pure seven times over.

Exodus 20:5

Do not bow down to them or worship them. I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children. I will cause the sins of those who hate me to affect even their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Exodus 3:16

“Go. Gather the elders of Israel together. Say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, appeared to me. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God said, “I have watched over you. I have seen what the Egyptians have done to you.

Exodus 4:31

And they believed. They heard that the Lord was concerned about them. He had seen their suffering. So they bowed down and worshiped him.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.

Luke 1:68

“Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel! He has come to his people and purchased their freedom.

Luke 19:44

You didn’t recognize the time when God came to you. So your enemies will smash you to the ground. They will destroy you and all the people inside your walls. They will not leave one stone on top of another.”

Galatians 4:23

Abraham’s son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God’s promise.

Galatians 4:28

Brothers and sisters, you are children because of God’s promise just as Isaac was.

Titus 1:2

That belief and understanding lead to the hope of eternal life. Before time began, God promised to give that life. And he does not lie.

Ruth 1:6

While Naomi was in Moab, she heard that the Lord had helped his people. He had begun to provide food for them again. So Naomi and her two daughters-in-law prepared to go from Moab back to her home.

1 Samuel 1:19

Early the next morning Elkanah and his family got up. They worshiped the Lord. Then they went back to their home in Ramah. Elkanah slept with his wife Hannah. And the Lord blessed her.

1 Samuel 2:21

The Lord was gracious to Hannah. Over a period of years she had three more sons and two daughters. During that whole time the boy Samuel grew up serving the Lord.