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Genesis 18:15

15 But Sarah denied it,5 saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

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Genesis 18:15 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”

But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

Genesis 18:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Genesis 18:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.”

But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.”

Genesis 18:15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid.

And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”

Genesis 18:15 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.”

But the Lord said, “No. You did laugh.”

Genesis 18:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Genesis 18:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.

Genesis 18:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 Because she was afraid, Sarah denied that she had laughed. 

But the Lord said, “Yes, you did laugh.” 

Genesis 18:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 Sarah denied it. “I did not laugh,” she said, because she was afraid.

But He replied, “No, you did laugh.”

Genesis 18:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

Genesis 18:15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

Genesis 18:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 Sarah was afraid. So she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.”

But the Lord said, “Yes, you did.”

Genesis 18:15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 Sarah denied it however, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”


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