"And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. …" — Genesis 18:10

Genesis 18:10 · KJV

“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.”

— Genesis 18:10

Verse 9

And they said unto him, Where {is} Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

Verse 11

Now Abraham and Sarah {were} old {and} well stricken in age; {and} it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Genesis 18 — Context

And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set {it} before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

And they said unto him, Where {is} Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

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.

Now Abraham and Sarah {were} old {and} well stricken in age; {and} it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Cross References

Genesis 21:2

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Genesis 17:21

But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

Romans 9:8-9

That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these {are} not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be {a mother} of nations; kings of people shall be of her. {she...: Heb. she shall become nations}

Genesis 17:19

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, {and} with his seed after him.

2 Kings 4:16-17

And 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. {season: Heb. set time}

Galatians 4:23

But he {who was} of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman {was} by promise.

Galatians 4:28

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.