Bible Cross References
God
Genesis 17:17
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed; and said in his heart, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear [a child]?
Genesis 18:12-15
12
And Sarah laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.
13
And the Lord said to Abraham, Why is it that Sarah has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? But I have grown old.
14
Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At the appointed time I shall return to you, and Sarah shall have a son.
15
But Sarah denied [it], saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And He said to her, No, but you did laugh!
1 Samuel 1:26-28
26
And she said, I pray, my lord, as your soul lives, I am the woman that stood in your presence with you while praying to the Lord.
27
For I have prayed for this child; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of Him.
28
And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he lives, a loan to the Lord: and she said,
1 Samuel 2:1-10
1
My heart is established in the Lord, my horn is exalted in my God; my mouth is enlarged over my enemies, I have rejoiced in Your salvation.
2
For there is none holy like the Lord, and there is none righteous as our God; there is none holy besides You.
3
Boast not, and utter not high things; let not high sounding words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and God prepares His own designs.
4
The bow of the mighty has grown feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.
5
They that were full of bread are brought low; and the hungry have forsaken the land; for the barren has born seven, and she that abounded in children has grown feeble.
6
The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave, and brings up.
7
The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; He brings low, and lifts up.
8
He lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises the needy from the dunghill; to seat him with the princes of the people, and causing them to inherit the throne of glory;
9
granting his petition to him that prays; and He blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.
10
The Lord will weaken His adversary; the Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this: to understand and know the Lord, and to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: He will judge the extremities of the earth, and He gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of His Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,
Psalm 113:9
who settles the barren [woman] in a house, [as] a mother rejoicing over children.
Psalm 126:2
Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exaltation; then would they say among the Gentiles, The Lord has done great things among them.
Isaiah 49:15
Will a woman forget her child, so as not to have compassion upon the offspring of her womb? But if a woman should even forget these, yet I will not forget you, says the Lord.
Isaiah 49:21
And you shall say in your heart, Who has begotten me these? Whereas I [was] childless, and a widow; but who has brought up these for me? And I was left alone; but from where did these come to me?
Isaiah 54:1
Rejoice, you barren that bear not; break forth and cry, you that does not travail; for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband; for the Lord has said,
Luke 1:46-55
46
And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord,
47
and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
48
Because He looked upon the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
49
For He that is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
50
And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
51
He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52
He has overthrown the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
53
He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
54
He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy,
55
As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever."
John 16:21
A woman, whenever she gives birth, has sorrow, because her hour has come; but whenever the child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.
John 16:22
Therefore you also now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
Galatians 4:27
For it is written: "Rejoice, O barren, who does not give birth; break forth and shout, who does not have birth pangs; because the children of the desolate are many more than those of her who has a husband."
Galatians 4:28
But we, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Hebrews 11:11
By faith Sarah herself also received power for conception of seed, and she bore a child past the normal age, because she regarded [Him] faithful who had promised.
will laugh
Luke 1:14
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
Luke 1:58
And when her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her.
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep.