Hebrews 11:11 Cross References

Hebrews 11:11

11: It was by faith that Sarah together with Abraham was able to have a child, even though they were too old and Sarah was barren. Abraham believed that God would keep his promise.

Genesis 18:11

  1. And since Abraham and Sarah were both very old, and Sarah was long past the age of having children,
  2. she laughed silently to herself. "How could a worn-out woman like me have a baby?" she thought. "And when my master--my husband--is also so old?"
  3. Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, `Can an old woman like me have a baby?'
  4. Is anything too hard for the LORD? About a year from now, just as I told you, I will return, and Sarah will have a son."

Romans 4:20

  1. Abraham never wavered in believing God's promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.
  2. He was absolutely convinced that God was able to do anything he promised.

Hebrews 10:23

  1. Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

Genesis 21:1

  1. Then the LORD did exactly what he had promised.
  2. Sarah became pregnant, and she gave a son to Abraham in his old age. It all happened at the time God had said it would.

Genesis 17:17

  1. Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. "How could I become a father at the age of one hundred?" he wondered. "Besides, Sarah is ninety; how could she have a baby?"
  2. And Abraham said to God, "Yes, may Ishmael enjoy your special blessing!"
  3. But God replied, "Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my everlasting covenant with him and his descendants.

Luke 1:36

  1. What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she's already in her sixth month.

1 Peter 3:5

  1. That is the way the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They trusted God and accepted the authority of their husbands.
  2. For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, when she called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.
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