KJV King James Version
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
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Luke 1:7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
WEB World English Bible
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
ASV American Standard Version
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
Surrounding context — Luke 1
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandοὐκG3756 · ounoἦνG1510 · eimito beαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heτέκνον,G5043 · teknonchildκαθότιG2530 · kathotias/just asἦνG1510 · eimito beἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἘλισάβετG1665 · ElisabetElizabethστεῖραG4723 · steirabarrenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀμφότεροιG297 · amphoterosbothπροβεβηκότεςG4260 · probainōto advanceἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέραιςG2250 · hēmeradayαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἦσαν.¶G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.Genesis 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.1 Samuel 1:2And he had two wives; the name of the one [was] Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.Genesis 25:21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.2 Kings 4:14And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.Judges 13:2-3And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren, and bare not.Genesis 17:17Then 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?Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.Genesis 16:1-2Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.Romans 4:19And 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 Sara’s womb:1 Samuel 1:5-8But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.1 Kings 1:1Now king David was old [and] stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.Genesis 15:2-3And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?
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