Chapter
Genesis 18
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Book 1
Verses 33
| Reference | Verse |
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| Genesis 18:1 | And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
| Genesis 18:2 | And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, |
| Genesis 18:3 | And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
| Genesis 18:4 | Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
| Genesis 18:5 | And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. |
| Genesis 18:6 | And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. |
| Genesis 18:7 | And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. |
| Genesis 18:8 | And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. |
| Genesis 18:9 | And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. |
| Genesis 18:10 | And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. |
| Genesis 18:11 | Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. |
| Genesis 18:12 | Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
| Genesis 18:13 | And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? |
| Genesis 18:14 | Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. |
| Genesis 18:15 | Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
| Genesis 18:16 | And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
| Genesis 18:17 | And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; |
| Genesis 18:18 | Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
| Genesis 18:19 | For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. |
| Genesis 18:20 | And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
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