Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
That's why Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I'm so old and my husband is old, too, am I going to have sex?"
New American Standard Bible
Sarah laughed
King James Version
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Holman Bible
So she laughed to herself: “After I have become shriveled up and my lord is old, will I have delight?”
A Conservative Version
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have become old shall I have pleasure, my lord also being old?
American Standard Version
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Amplified
So Sarah laughed to herself [when she heard the Lord’s words], saying, “After I have become old, shall I have pleasure and delight, my lord (husband) being also old?”
Bible in Basic English
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
Darby Translation
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?
Julia Smith Translation
And Sarah will laugh within her, saying, After it has not been to me till now, and my lord, being old.
King James 2000
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Sarah laughed to herself saying, "After I am worn out and my husband is old, shall [this] pleasure be to me?"
Modern King James verseion
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After my being old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Sara laughed in herself saying, "Now I am waxed old, shall I give myself to lust, and my lord old also?"
NET Bible
So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?"
New Heart English Bible
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"
The Emphasized Bible
So then Sarah laughed within herself, saying: After I am past age, hath there come to me pleasure, my lord, also being old?
Webster
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
World English Bible
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;
Themes
Condescension of God » Enters into covenant with abraham
Derision » Instances of » Sarah, when the angels gave her the promise of a child
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Mamre » A plain near hebron » Entertains three angels, and is promised a son
Miracles » Catalogue of » The conception of isaac
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Interlinear
Balah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaac's Birth Promised
11 Now Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. Abraham and Sarah were old really old and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing. 12 That's why Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I'm so old and my husband is old, too, am I going to have sex?" 13 The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and think, "Am I really going to bear a child, since I'm so old?'
Cross References
Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell to the ground, laughed, and told himself, "Can a child be born to a 100-year-old man? Can a 90-year-old Sarah give birth?"
1 Peter 3:6
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You have become her daughters by doing good and by not letting anything terrify you.
Genesis 18:13
The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and think, "Am I really going to bear a child, since I'm so old?'
Genesis 21:6-7
Now Sarah had said, "God has caused me to laugh, and all who hear about it will laugh with me."
Psalm 126:2
Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues formed joyful shouts. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."
Luke 1:18-20
Then Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this, since I am an old man, and my wife is getting older?"
Luke 1:34-35
Mary asked the angel, "How can this happen, since I have not had relations with a man?"
Ephesians 5:33
But each individual man among you must love his wife as he loves himself; and may the wife fear her husband.
Hebrews 11:11-12
By faith Sarah, even though she was old and barren, received the strength to conceive, because she was convinced that the one who had made the promise was faithful.