Genesis 18:12 (WEB)
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
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 · 4
Jerome
“xvii. 17, xviii. 12.” — the author cites it
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Gregory of Nyssa
“…that our Lord received these names from Himself, in the same way as, if one sought for the true interpretation of the name “Isaac,” whether it means laughter, as some say, or something else, one of Eunomius’ way of thinking should confidently reply that the name was given to him as a child by his mother: but that,…” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 12; xxi. 6.
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John Chrysostom
“…hath he said himself anywhere, neither hath so much as one other of the saints, either concerning him, or any other like him; but this is said of Sarah only,when she is blamed, and of the son of Noe, when for a freeman he became a slave.” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 12–15.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Such, then, was the laughter of Sarah when she received the good news of the birth of a son; not, in my opinion, that she disbelieved the angel, but that she felt ashamed of the intercourse by means of which she was destined to become the mother of a son.” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 12.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.12.
Cited together in Catechism §489.
Cited together in Catechism §489.