Genesis 18:15
Good News Translation
Because Sarah was afraid, she denied it. "I didn't laugh," she said. "Yes, you did," he replied. "You laughed."

New Revised Standard Version
But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “Oh yes, you did laugh.”

Contemporary English Version
Sarah was so frightened that she lied and said, "I didn't laugh." "Yes, you did!" he answered.

New American Bible
Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But he said, “Yes, you did.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Sara denied, saying: I did not laugh: for she was afraid. But the Lord said: Nay; but thou didst laugh.

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Sara denied, saying: I did not laugh: for she was afraid. But the Lord said: Nay; but thou didst laugh.

denied.

Genesis 4:9 And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered: I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

Genesis 12:13 Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.

Job 2:10 And he said to her: Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women: If we have received good things at the hand of God, why should we not receive evil? In all these things Job did not sin with his lips.

Proverbs 28:13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.

John 18:17,25-27 The maid therefore that was portress saith to Peter: Art not thou also one of this man's disciple? He saith I am not. . . .

Ephesians 4:23 And be renewed in spirit of your mind:

Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds,

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Nay.

Psalm 44:21 If we have forgotten the name of our God, and if we have spread forth our hands to a strange god:

Proverbs 12:19 The lip of truth shall be steadfast for ever: but he that is a hasty witness, frameth a lying tongue.

Mark 2:8 Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts?

John 2:25 And because he needed not that any should give testimony of man: for he knew what was in man.

Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God.

Context
Sarah Laughs at the Promise
14Is there any thing hard to God? According to appointment I will return to thee at this same time, life accompanying, and Sara shall have a son. 15Sara denied, saying: I did not laugh: for she was afraid. But the Lord said: Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Cross References
Genesis 18:14
Is there any thing hard to God? According to appointment I will return to thee at this same time, life accompanying, and Sara shall have a son.

Genesis 18:16
And when the men rose up from thence, they turned their eyes towards Sodom: and Abraham walked with them, bringing them on the way.

Genesis 18:14
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