16And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
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And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? …
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-17)The giving of a son to such as were old, and had been long childless, was an ancient instance of the divine power and favour, in the case of Abraham, and Isaac, and Manoah, and Elkanah; we find it here among the wonders wrought by Elisha. This was wrought in recompence for the kind entertainment which a good woman gave him, as the promise of a son was given to Abraham when he entertained angels. O…
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