Luke 1:18 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁸ Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is also old.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know and be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? My wife and I are very old.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And Zechariah said to the Angel: "How may I know this? For I am elderly, and my wife is advanced in years."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.

Luke 1:18 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 15:8

But Abram said, “Lord GOD, how can I be sure that I will get this land?”

Genesis 17:17

Abraham bowed his face to the ground to show he respected God. But he laughed and said to himself, “I am 100 years old. I cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot have a child.”

Genesis 18:12

So she laughed to herself and said, “I am old, and my husband is old. I am too old to have a baby.”

2 Kings 7:2

Then the officer who was close to the king answered the man of God. The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen.” Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food.”

Isaiah 38:22

Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What is the sign that proves I will get well and go to the Lord’s Temple?”

Luke 1:34

Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen? I am still a virgin.”

Luke 1:7

But they had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby, and both of them were very old.

Romans 4:19

Abraham was almost a hundred years old, so he was past the age for having children. Also, Sarah could not have children. Abraham was well aware of this, but his faith in God never became weak.