Genesis

Genesis 18

1Abraham entertaineth three angels. 9The promise of Isaac is renewed, at which Sarah laugheth, and is reproved. 17The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham, 23who strongly intercedeth for the inhabitants of it.

1AND the LORD appeared unto him in the ^aplains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

a ch. 13.18.

2^bAnd he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ^cran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

b He. 13.2. ch. 19.1,2. Ju. 13.3,9. c Ro. 12.13. ch. 23.7; 19.1; 33.6,7; 43.26,28. Ru. 2.10. 2Ki. 2.15.

3And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

5And ^dI will fetch a morsel of bread, and ¹comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for ^etherefore ²are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

d Ju. 6.18; 13.15. e ch. 19.8; 33.10.

6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, ³Make ready quickly ^fthree measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

f Mat. 13.33.

7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf ^gtender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to ^*dress it.

g Mal. 1.14. ch. 19.3. Ju. 13.16.

8And 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 ^hthey did eat.

h ch. 19.3. Lu. 24.43.

9¶And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

10And he ⁱsaid, 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.

i Ro. 9.8,9. ch. 17.16,19,21; 21.2.

11Now ^jAbraham and Sarah were old and well ^*stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

j ch. 17.17; 31.35. Ro. 4.19. He. 11.11,12,19.

12Therefore Sarah ^klaughed within herself, saying, ^lAfter I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

k ch. 17.17. l Lu. 1.18,34. 1Pe. 3.6. 1Ki. 1.17. Ep. 5.33.

13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

14Is ^many 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.

m Mat. 14.31. Lu. 8.50. Je. 32.17. Mi. 7.18. Lu. 1.13,37. 2Ki. 4.16. Mat. 19.26.

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

n ch. 4.9. Col. 3.9. Ep. 4.25. Pr. 28.13.

16¶And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to ^obring them on the way.

o Ro. 15.24.

17And the LORD said, ^pShall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

p Am. 3.7. Ps. 25.14. Jn. 15.15.

18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and ^qall the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

q ch. 12.3; 22.17,18; 26.4. Ac. 3.25. Ga. 3.8. Ep. 1.3. Ps. 72.17.

19For ^rI know him, that he ^swill command his children and his ^thousehold 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.

r Ps. 1.6; 11.4; 34.15. Jn. 10.14. 2Ti. 2.19. s De. 4.9,10; 6.7; 32.46. Pr. 22.6; 6.20-22. Ep. 6.4. 1Ch. 28.9. Ps. 78.2-9. Is. 38.19. t ch. 17.27. Jos. 24.15.

20And the LORD said, Because ^uthe cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

u ch. 4.9,10; 13.13; 19.13. Is. 5.7; 3.9. Je. 14.7. Ja. 5.4.

21I will ^vgo down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, ^wI will know.

v ch. 11.5,7. Je. 17.10. He. 4.13. Job 34.22. Ps. 90.8. w De. 8.2; 13.3.

22And the men ^xturned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham ^ystood yet before the LORD.

x ch. 19.1. y Je. 15.1. Ps. 106.23. Eze. 22.30. 1Ti. 2.1. v.1.

23¶And Abraham ^zdrew near, and said, ^aWilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

z He. 10.22. a Eze. 20.47. Job 8.3; 34.17. Ro. 3.5,6. v.25. De. 32.4. Ps. 11.5-7. Nu. 16.22. 2Sa. 24.17.

24^*Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and ^bthat the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

b Eze. 20.47. Job 8.3,20; 34.17. Ro. 3.5,6. v.25. De. 32.4. Ps. 11.5-7.

26And the LORD said, ^cIf I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

c Is. 19.24; 65.8; 6.13. Je. 5.1. Eze. 22.30. Mat. 24.22.

27And Abraham answered and said, ^dBehold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

d Ps. 8.4; 144.3. Job 4.19. ch. 2.7; 3.19. Ec. 12.7. Is. 64.8. Lu. 18.1.

28^*Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, ^eIf I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

e Is. 19.24; 65.8; 6.13. Je. 5.1. Eze. 22.30. Mat. 24.22.

29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, ^*Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, ^fI will not do it for forty's sake.

f Ju. 6.39. Job 40.4. Is. 6.5. Ps. 89.7. He. 12.28,29.

30And he said unto him, ^gOh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: ^*Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I ^hwill not do it, if I find thirty there.

g Ju. 6.39. Job 40.4. Is. 6.5. Ps. 89.7. He. 12.28,29. h Ju. 6.39. Job 40.4. Is. 6.5. Ps. 89.7. He. 12.28,29.

31And he said, ⁱBehold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: ^*Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

i He. 4.16; 10.20-22. Ep. 6.18. Lu. 18.1; 11.8. Mat. 7.7,11.

32And he said, ^jOh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: ^k*Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

j Ju. 6.39. Job 40.4. Is. 6.5. Ps. 89.7. He. 12.28,29. k Is. 65.8. Ja. 5.16. Mat. 7.7,11. Ex. 32.9,10,14; 33.13,14; 34.9,10. Nu. 14.11-20.

33And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.