"Then one of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son." Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?" Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son." … Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. … And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise."
— Genesis 18:10-14; 21:1; Hebrews 11:11 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about Sarah want Scripture on Sarah — Sarai who was childless, received a new name, laughed at the promise, and then laughed again when Isaac was born — not only promises alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about Abraham, Bible verses about Isaac, Bible verses about promises, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about waiting, Bible verses about patience, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about marriage, Bible verses about Hannah, and Bible verse of the day. Sarah here means the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac — distinct from generic promise lists.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, שָׂרָה Sarah (Strong's H8283; Bible Hub H8283) — Sarah ("princess"), renamed from Sarai in Genesis 17:15. In Genesis 18 she laughs at the promise; in Genesis 21 the Lord does what he promised; in Hebrews 11:11 she is named among the faithful. This list tracks that Sarah inventory — not a promises-alone twelve.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 18 presses Sarah's laughter and the Lord's question, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" (Bible Hub MHC Genesis 18; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Genesis 18). (Promise and faith pages live elsewhere; this list centers Sarah the woman.)
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12 Bible verses about Sarah
Genesis 11:30. "Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive." Childless — where the story starts. See Bible verses about waiting.
Genesis 17:15-16. "God also said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."" A new name — mother of nations. See Bible verses about Abraham.
Genesis 18:10-12. "Then one of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son." Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?"" Sarah laughed — at the tent door.
Genesis 18:13-14. "Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son."" Is anything too hard for the Lord? See Bible verses about promises.
Genesis 21:1-2. "Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him." The Lord did what he promised. See Bible verses about Isaac.
Genesis 21:6-7. "Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me." And she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."" God has brought me laughter. See Bible verses about hope.
Genesis 23:1-2. "Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her." Abraham wept for Sarah. See Bible verses about marriage.
Isaiah 51:2. "Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many." Look to Sarah — who gave you birth.
Romans 4:19. "Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah's womb was also dead." Faith facing the facts. See Bible verses about faith.
Romans 9:9. "For this was how the promise was stated: "At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."" The promise stated — at the appointed time. See Bible verses about promises.
Hebrews 11:11. "And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise." She considered him faithful. See Bible verses about faith.
1 Peter 3:5-6. "For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear." Her daughters — do not give way to fear. See Bible verses about marriage.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need Sarah — not twelve as a grind. If you have waited a long time, start at Genesis 11:30 and 21:1–2 side by side. If you have laughed at a promise because it seemed too late, open Genesis 18:13–14. If you need faith that God keeps his word, open Hebrews 11:11. For Abraham her husband, open Bible verses about Abraham. For another woman who waited for a son, open Bible verses about Hannah. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about Sarah?
Genesis 18:14 — "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" — is the clear starting place; Genesis 21:1 and Hebrews 11:11 show the promise kept.
Why did Sarah laugh?
In Genesis 18:12 she laughed to herself because she and Abraham were very old and she was past the age of childbearing. In Genesis 21:6 she laughs again: "God has brought me laughter."
What Hebrew word sits under Sarah?
Sarah (H8283) — "princess," the name God gave in place of Sarai in Genesis 17:15.
How old was Sarah when Isaac was born?
Genesis 17:17 has Abraham ask whether Sarah will bear a child at ninety years old, and Genesis 23:1 says she lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven.
How is Sarah different from promises alone?
Promise pages gather what God has pledged in general. This list centers Sarah the woman — the new name, the laughter, and the son God gave at the appointed time.
