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But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
Luke 1:7 · World English Bible
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  • KJV And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
  • BSB But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
  • NKJV But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
  • NASB And yet they had no child, because Elizabeth was infertile, and they were both advanced in years.
  • NLT They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 13

  • Heb 11:11By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
  • 1 Sam 1:2He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
  • Gen 25:21Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
  • Gen 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
  • Gen 17:17Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?”
  • 2 Kgs 4:14He said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old.”
  • Judg 13:2–3There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
  • Gen 16:1–2Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
  • Gen 30:1When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”
  • Rom 4:19Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
  • 1 Kgs 1:1Now king David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
  • Gen 15:2–3Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
  • 1 Sam 1:5–8but to Hannah he gave a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.

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