¹⁵ God said to Abraham, “Don’t call your wife by the name Sarai anymore. Instead, her name is Sarah [Princess]. ¹⁶ I will bless her, and I will also give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become ⌞a mother of⌟ nations, and kings will come from her.” ¹⁷ Immediately, Abraham bowed with his face touching the ground. He laughed as he thought to himself, “Can a son be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, have a child?” ¹⁸ Then Abraham said to God, “Why not let Ishmael be my heir?”

¹⁹ God replied, “No! Your wife Sarah will give you a son, and you will name him Isaac [He Laughs]. I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants. ²⁰ I have heard your request about Ishmael. Yes, I will bless him, make him fertile, and increase the number of his descendants. He will be the father of 12 princes, and I will make him a great nation. ²¹ But I will make my promise to Isaac. Sarah will give birth to him at this time next year.” ²² When God finished speaking with Abraham, he left him.

The Family Line of Jesus Christ

1 This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham.

²² All this happened so that what the Lord had spoken through the prophet came true: ²³ “The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,” which means “God is with us.”