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Génesis 18:12

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12 Por eso, Sara se rió y pensó: «¿Acaso voy a tener este placer, ahora que ya estoy consumida y mi esposo es tan viejo?»

Génesis 18:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 18:12

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself
Not for joy of a son, and as pleased with it, believing so it would be; but as disbelieving it, and perhaps deriding it, and confuting it with a laugh, which, though it did not appear in her countenance, was secretly in her heart: saying,
not with her mouth, but in her mind, after I am waxed old,
being almost ninety years of age, shall I have pleasure?
in conception, or rather in having a son, and in suckling and nursing him, and bringing him up; for in bearing and bringing forth is sorrow: and my Lord being old also;
which increased the difficulty and her unbelief: the Apostle Peter seems to have respect to this in ( 1 Peter 3:6 ) .

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Génesis 18:12 In-Context

10 —Dentro de un año volveré a verte —dijo uno de ellos—, y para entonces tu esposa Sara tendrá un hijo.Sara estaba escuchando a la entrada de la carpa, a espaldas del que hablaba.
11 Abraham y Sara eran ya bastante ancianos, y Sara ya había dejado de menstruar.
12 Por eso, Sara se rió y pensó: «¿Acaso voy a tener este placer, ahora que ya estoy consumida y mi esposo es tan viejo?»
13 Pero el SEÑOR le dijo a Abraham:—¿Por qué se ríe Sara? ¿No cree que podrá tener un hijo en su vejez?
14 ¿Acaso hay algo imposible para el SEÑOR? El año que viene volveré a visitarte en esta fecha, y para entonces Sara habrá tenido un hijo.

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