¹⁷ Abraham fell face down. Then he laughed^(A) and said to himself, ‘Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth? ’

¹⁸ ‘How can I know this? ’ Zechariah asked the angel. ‘For I am an old man, and my wife is well on in years.’

⁶ just as Sarah^(A) obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do what is good and do not fear any intimidation.^(B)