Genesis 21:6

New International Reader's Version

Sarah said, “God has given laughter to me. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

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?”

Psalm 113:9

He gives children to the woman who doesn’t have any children. He makes her a happy mother in her own home. Praise the Lord.

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.”

Isaiah 49:15

The Lord answers, “Can a mother forget the baby who is nursing at her breast? Can she stop having tender love for the child who was born to her? She might forget her child. But I will not forget you.

Isaiah 49:21

Then you will say to yourself, ‘Whose children are these? I lost my children. And I couldn’t have any more. My children were taken far away from me. And no one wanted them. Who brought these children up? I was left all alone. So where have these children come from?’ ”

Isaiah 54:1

“Jerusalem, sing! You are now like a woman who never had a child. Burst into song! Shout for joy! You who have never had labor pains, you are now all alone. But you will have more children than a woman who still has a husband,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 20:15

May the man who brought my father the news be cursed! He’s the one who made my father very glad. He said, “You have had a baby! It’s a boy!”

Luke 1:14

He will be a joy and delight to you. His birth will make many people very glad.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very kind to her. They shared her joy.

Romans 12:15

Be joyful with those who are joyful. Be sad with those who are sad.

Hebrews 11:11

And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful.

1 Samuel 1:26

Hannah said to Eli, “Pardon me, sir. I’m the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. And that’s just as sure as you are alive.