And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. Treasury of Scripture they had. Genesis 15:2,3 And Abram said, LORD God, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus... Genesis 16:1,2 Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar... Genesis 25:21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. Genesis 30:1 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. Judges 13:2,3 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not... 1 Samuel 1:2,5-8 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children... well. Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is an hundred years old?... Genesis 18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 1 Kings 1:1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat. 2 Kings 4:14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no child, and her husband is old. Romans 4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old... Hebrews 11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age...
Context The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 9According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. 11And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell on him. 13But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elisabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14And you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 18And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak to you, and to show you these glad tidings. 20And, behold, you shall be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because you believe not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. 21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he tarried so long in the temple. 22And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless. 23And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. 24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 25Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
Darby Bible Translation
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
King James Bible
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Young's Literal Translation
and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
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