Genesis 17:17

Plain English Version

Abraham got down on his knees again and put his face near the ground, and he laughed. He thought, “I am nearly 100 years old, and Sarah is nearly 90. We can’t have a baby. We are too old.”

Cross References

Genesis 17:18

So then Abraham said to God, “Look, I already have a son, Ishmael. I want you to be good to him, so that he will be that son you are talking about.”

Genesis 17:3

Abram got down on his knees and put his face near the ground, to show respect to God, and God said to him,

Genesis 18:11

Abraham and Sarah were both very old. She knew she was too old to have a baby,

Genesis 18:12

so when she heard him say that, she laughed quietly and said to herself, “I am too old and worn out to have a baby, and my good boss, my husband, he is old too. If I had a baby, I would be really happy. But I’m too old for that now.”

Genesis 21:5

Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, “God is giving me something to laugh about now, and everyone that hears this story will be happy with me, and they will laugh too.”

Genesis 21:7

She also said, “Nobody reckoned that I can ever have a kid. But look, now Abraham is old, and I had a son for him.”

Matthew 2:11

The wise men went into that house. They saw Jesus with his mother Mary, and they got down on their knees, to show him respect. Then they opened their bags and gave him some presents. They gave him some gold. And they gave him some powder called frankincense, to burn to make a good smell. And they gave him some rubbing medicine called myrrh, that smells good, like perfume.

Luke 1:18

Zekariah said to the angel, “But that’s hard for me to believe. I am an old man, and my wife is old too. We are too old now to have a baby. How can I be sure that your message is true?”

John 8:56

Think about your father, Abraham. He knew I was going to come into the world, and after he saw it happen, he was really happy.”