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Genesis 18:10-20

10 Then the Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.

11 Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.

12 So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’

14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.”

15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”
But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

16 Abraham Pleads for Sodom
When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.

17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.

19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

Cross References for Genesis 18:10-20

Genesis 17:16 - I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be th... Click to read the verse Genesis 17:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:16

Matthew 1:21 - She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his ... Click to read the verse Matthew 1:21 Click to read the verse Matthew 1:21

Genesis 17:21 - But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” Click to read the verse Genesis 17:21 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:21

Genesis 17:19 - Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I wi... Click to read the verse Genesis 17:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:19

Galatians 4:28 - Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. Click to read the verse Galatians 4:28 Click to read the verse Galatians 4:28

Luke 1:13 - But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife ... Click to read the verse Luke 1:13 Click to read the verse Luke 1:13

Genesis 16:10 - The angel added, “I will so increase your descendants that they will be too numerous to count.” Click to read the verse Genesis 16:10 Click to read the verse Genesis 16:10

Genesis 16:2 - so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant... Click to read the verse Genesis 16:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 16:2

Genesis 18:14 - Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sar... Click to read the verse Genesis 18:14 Click to read the verse Genesis 18:14

Romans 9:9 - For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will h... Click to read the verse Romans 9:9 Click to read the verse Romans 9:9

2 Kings 4:16-17 - “About this time next year,” Elisha said, “you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” sh... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:16-17 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:16-17

Judges 13:3 - The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are sterile and childless, but you are goi... Click to read the verse Judges 13:3 Click to read the verse Judges 13:3

Romans 9:8-9 - In other words, it is not the natural children who are God’s children, but it is the children o... Click to read the verse Romans 9:8-9 Click to read the verse Romans 9:8-9

Genesis 18:13-14 - Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now t... Click to read the verse Genesis 18:13-14 Click to read the verse Genesis 18:13-14

Galatians 4:23 - His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born... Click to read the verse Galatians 4:23 Click to read the verse Galatians 4:23

Genesis 21:2 - Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promis... Click to read the verse Genesis 21:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:2

Judges 13:3-5 - The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are sterile and childless, but you are goi... Click to read the verse Judges 13:3-5 Click to read the verse Judges 13:3-5

Genesis 22:15-16 - The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time Click to read the verse Genesis 22:15-16 Click to read the verse Genesis 22:15-16

2 Kings 4:16 - “About this time next year,” Elisha said, “you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” sh... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:16 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:16

Genesis 21:1 - The Birth of Isaac Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sara... Click to read the verse Genesis 21:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:1