Luke 1:18
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 1
“And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.”Luke 1:18
What Does Luke 1:18 Mean?
Luke 1:18 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 1, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Luke 1:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 15:8“And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?”Genesis 18:14“Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”2 Kings 4:16“And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.”Genesis 18:12“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”Genesis 17:17“Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?”Isaiah 38:22“Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?”Luke 1:7“And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.”Romans 4:20“He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;”2 Kings 7:2“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”Luke 1:34“Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?”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, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb:”Judges 6:36“And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,”Romans 4:18“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.”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.”Numbers 11:21“And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.”Numbers 11:22“Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?”
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