17 Abraham fell facedown. 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 So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael were acceptable[a] to you!”

19 But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[b] I will confirm my covenant with him as a permanent covenant for his future offspring.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:18 Lit alive
  2. 17:19 = He Laughs

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