Genesis 18:10 (WEB)
He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
Catechism · 3
In the Old Testament
“Abraham's remarkable hospitality at Mamre foreshadows the annunciation of the true Son of the promise.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 18:1-15; Lk 1:26-38.
"Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"
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“By virtue of this promise, Sarah conceives a son in spite of her old age.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 18:10-14; 21:1-2.
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“Against all human hope, God promises descendants to Abraham, as the fruit of faith and of the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 18:1-15; Lk 1:26-38. 54-55; Jn 1:12-13; Rom 4:16-21.
Fathers and councils · 3
Justin Martyr
““How then,” said I, “does the one of the three, who was in the tent, and who said, ‘I shall return to thee hereafter, and Sarah shall have a son,’ appear to have returned when Sarah had begotten a son, and to be there declared, by the prophetic word, God?” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 10.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“Then the Scripture goes on, And He said unto him, I will certainly return unto thee at this time hereafter, and Sarah thy wife shall have a son; and afterwards the Lord said to Him, I will not conceal from Abraham My servant the things that I will do; and again, Moreover the Lord said, The cry of Sodom…” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 10.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“Isaac was promised even before his birth, Basil promised himself, and took for his spouse Rebekah, I mean the Church, not fetched from a distance by the mission of a servant, but bestowed upon and…” — editor's note: Ib. xviii. 10.
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.