Genesis 17:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. Her also will I bless; she will give rise to nations, and rulers of peoples will issue from her.(A) 17 Abraham fell face down and laughed[a] as he said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at ninety?”(B) 18 So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael could live in your favor!”
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