Luke 1:18

The Passion Translation

Zechariah asked the angel, “How do you expect me to believe this? I’m an old man and my wife is too old to give me a child. What sign can you give me to prove this will happen?”

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham laughed so hard he fell to the ground, saying to himself, “How in the world can a hundred-year-old man become a father? How can my wife Sarah get pregnant at ninety?”

Luke 1:34

Mary said, “But how could this happen? I am still a virgin!”

Genesis 15:8

But Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, how can I be sure that I can possess this land for myself?”

Luke 1:7

But they were childless since Elizabeth was barren, and now they both were quite old.

Isaiah 38:22

And Hezekiah had said, “What will be the sign from God that I will be healed and go up again to worship in Yahweh’s house?”

Genesis 18:12

Sarah laughed to herself with disbelief, saying, “A woman my age—have a baby? After I’m worn out will I now enjoy marital bliss and conceive—and with my aged husband?”

Romans 4:19

In spite of being nearly one hundred years old when the promise of having a son was made, his faith was so strong that it could not be undermined by the fact that he and Sarah were incapable of conceiving a child.