Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth
Luke 1:7
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
- KJV
- And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
- WEB
- But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
- ASV
- And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
- LSV
- and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
- YLT
- and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
- DBY
- And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
- DRC
- And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
- GNV
- And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἦν elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of Ἐλισάβετ: Westcott–Hort: Ἐλεισάβετ.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἦν ἡ Ἐλισάβετ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἦν ἡ Ἐλισάβετ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἡ Ἐλισάβετ ἦν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἦν ἡ Ἐλισάβετ στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.
- RP2018
- Καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἡ Ἐλισάβετ ἦν στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἡ Ἐλισάβετ ἦν στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.
- SCR1894
- και ουκ ην αυτοις τεκνον καθοτι η ελισαβετ ην στειρα και αμφοτεροι προβεβηκοτες εν ταις ημεραις αυτων ησαν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Hebrews 11:11By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
- Genesis 18:11And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
- 1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
- Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- 2 Kings 4:14So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
- Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
- Judges 13:2–3Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children. The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and…
- Genesis 16:1–2Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant;…
- Romans 4:19Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
- Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
- Genesis 15:2–3But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household…
- 1 Samuel 1:5–8But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb. Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously. And this went on…
- 1 Kings 1:1Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
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