Genesis 21:6
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6 And Sarah said, (A)“God has [a]made me laugh, and all who hear (B)will laugh with me.”
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- Genesis 21:6 Lit. made laughter for me
Isaiah 54:1
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A Perpetual Covenant of Peace
54 “Sing, O (A)barren,
You who have not borne!
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
You who have not labored with child!
For more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
Psalm 126:2
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2 Then (A)our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the [a]nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:2 Gentiles
Genesis 17:17
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17 Then Abraham fell on his face (A)and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
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Luke 1:58
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58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they (A)rejoiced with her.
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Luke 1:46-55
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The Song of Mary
46 And Mary said:
(A)“My soul [a]magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has (B)rejoiced in (C)God my Savior.
48 For (D)He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth (E)all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty (F)has done great things for me,
And (G)holy is His name.
50 And (H)His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 (I)He has shown strength with His arm;
(J)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 (K)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has (L)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His (M)servant Israel,
(N)In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (O)As He spoke to our (P)fathers,
To Abraham and to his (Q)seed forever.”
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- Luke 1:46 Declares the greatness of
Luke 1:14
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14 And you will have joy and gladness, and (A)many will rejoice at his birth.
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Isaiah 49:21
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21 Then you will say in your heart,
‘Who has begotten these for me,
Since I have lost my children and am desolate,
A captive, and wandering to and fro?
And who has brought these up?
There I was, left alone;
But these, where were they?’ ”
Psalm 113:9
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Galatians 4:27-28
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27 For it is written:
(A)“Rejoice, O barren,
You who do not bear!
Break forth and shout,
You who are not in labor!
For the desolate has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”
28 Now (B)we, brethren, as Isaac was, are (C)children of promise.
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Romans 12:15
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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
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Hebrews 11:11
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11 By faith (A)Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and (B)she[a] bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him (C)faithful who had promised.
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- Hebrews 11:11 NU omits she bore a child
John 16:21-22
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21 (A)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (B)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
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1 Samuel 1:26-2:10
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26 And she said, “O my lord! (A)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. 27 (B)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. 28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be [a]lent to the Lord.” So they (C)worshiped the Lord there.
Hannah’s Prayer(D)
2 And Hannah (E)prayed and said:
(F)“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
(G)My [b]horn is exalted in the Lord.
[c]I smile at my enemies,
Because I (H)rejoice in Your salvation.
2 “No(I) one is holy like the Lord,
For there is (J)none besides You,
Nor is there any (K)rock like our God.
3 “Talk no more so very proudly;
(L)Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of (M)knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
4 “The(N) bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even (O)the barren has borne seven,
And (P)she who has many children has become feeble.
6 “The(Q) Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7 The Lord (R)makes poor and makes rich;
(S)He brings low and lifts up.
8 (T)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(U)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
(V)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
9 (W)He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the (X)wicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be (Y)broken in pieces;
(Z)From heaven He will thunder against them.
(AA)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 1:28 granted
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Strength
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit. My mouth is enlarged
- 1 Samuel 2:10 Strength
Genesis 18:12-15
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12 Therefore Sarah (A)laughed within herself, saying, (B)“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my (C)lord being old also?”
13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 (D)Is anything too hard for the Lord? (E)At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid.
And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”
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Isaiah 49:15
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15 “Can(A) a woman forget her nursing child,
[a]And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
(B)Yet I will not forget you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:15 Lit. From having compassion
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