Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said, No, but thou did laugh.
New American Standard Bible
Sarah denied it however, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
King James Version
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Holman Bible
Sarah denied it. “I did not laugh,” she said, because she was afraid.
But He replied, “No, you did laugh.”
International Standard Version
But Sarah denied it. "I didn't laugh," she claimed, because she was afraid. The LORD replied, "No! You did laugh!"
American Standard Version
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Amplified
Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh”; because she was afraid. And He (the Lord) said, “No, but you did laugh.”
Bible in Basic English
Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.
Darby Translation
And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.
Julia Smith Translation
And Sarah will deny, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he will say, Nay, for thou didst laugh.
King James 2000
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but you did laugh.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Sarah denied [it], saying, "I did not laugh," because she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."
Modern King James verseion
Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Sara denied it, saying, "I laughed not." For she was afraid. But he said, "Yes, thou laughtest."
NET Bible
Then Sarah lied, saying, "I did not laugh," because she was afraid. But the Lord said, "No! You did laugh."
New Heart English Bible
Then Sarah denied, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."
The Emphasized Bible
And Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not, For she was afraid. And he said - Nay! but thou didst laugh!
Webster
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
World English Bible
Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Sarah denieth, saying, 'I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, 'Nay, but thou didst laugh.'
Themes
Condescension of God » Enters into covenant with abraham
Falsehood » Instances of » Sarah » To the angels, denying her derisive laugh of unbelief
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Mamre » A plain near hebron » Entertains three angels, and is promised a son
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaac's Birth Promised
14 Is anything too hard for LORD? At the set time I will return to thee, when the season comes round, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said, No, but thou did laugh. 16 And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 4:9
And LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 12:13
Say, I pray thee, thou are my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
Job 2:10
But he said to her, Thou speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalm 44:21
will not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
Proverbs 12:19
The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his transgressions shall not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy.
Mark 2:8
And straightaway Jesus, having perceived in his spirit that they so deliberated within themselves, said to them, Why do ye deliberate these things in your hearts?
John 2:25
and because he had no need that any man should testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
John 18:17
Therefore the servant girl (the doorkeeper) says to Peter, Are thou not also of this man's disciples? That man says, I am not.
John 18:25-27
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Therefore they said to him, Are thou not also of his disciples? That man therefore denied, and said, I am not.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that as many things as the law says, it says to those in the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become accountable to God.
Ephesians 4:23
and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to each other, having stripped off the old man with his practices,
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us.