Genesis 18:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 18:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 18:12 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 18:12 — KJV
“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
— Genesis 18:12 (KJV)
Genesis 18:12 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 18:12
“If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:12: herself, lord, being
“And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. stricken...: Heb. come into days”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:12: after, waxed, old
“And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:12: after, old, lord
“David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:12: saying, after, lord
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:12: saying, old, lord
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