Abraham entertaineth three angels.

1 ¶ And the LORDº appearedºª unto² him in the plainsº of Mamre:º and he² satºª in the tentº doorº in the heatº of the day;º 2 And he lift upºª his eyesº and looked,ºª and, lo,² threeº men¹² stoodºª by² him: and when he sawºª [them], he ranºª to meetºª them from the tent¹ door,º²² and bowed¹ª himself² toward the ground,º 3 And said,ºª My Lord,º if² now² I have foundºª favourº in thy sight,º pass not away,ºª² I pray thee,² from²² thy servant:º 4 Let a littleº water,º I pray you,º be fetched,ºª and washºª your feet,º and rest yourselvesºª under² the tree:º 5 And I will fetchºª a morselº of bread,º and comfort² ye¹ª your hearts;º after thatº ye shall pass on:ºª for² therefore²² are ye comeºª toº your servant.º And they said,¹ª² So² do,ºª as² thou hast said.¹ª² 6 And Abrahamº hastenedºª into the tentº unto² Sarah,º and said,ºª Make ready quicklyºª threeº measuresº of fineº meal,º kneadºª [it], and makeºª cakes¹ upon the hearth.¹ª² 7 And Abrahamº ranºª unto² the herd,º and fetchtºª a calfºº tenderº and good,º and gaveºª [it] unto² a young man;º and he hastedºª to dressºª it. 8 And he tookºª butter,º and milk,º and the calfºº which² he had dressed,ºª and setºª [it] before² them;¹ and he² stoodºª by² them under² the tree,º and they did eat.ºª

Sarah is reproved for laughing at the strange promise.

9 ¶ And they saidºª unto² him, Whereº [is] Sarahº thy wife?º And he said,ºª Behold,² in the tent.º 10 And he said,ºª I will certainly¹ª returnºª unto² thee according to the timeº of life;º and, lo,² Sarahº thy wifeº shall have a son.º And Sarahº heardºª [it] in the tentº door,º which² [was] behind² him.¹ 11 Now Abrahamº and Sarahº [were] oldº [and] well strickenºª in age;º [and] it ceasedºª to be² with Sarahº after the mannerº of women.º 12 Therefore Sarahº laughedºª within² herself,¹ saying,ºª Afterº I am waxed oldºª shall I have² pleasure,º my lordº being old² also?¹ª 13 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Abraham,º Whereforeº² did Sarahº laugh,ºª saying,ºª Shall I of a suretyº² bear¹ª a child,² whichº am old?ºª 14 Is¹ª any thingº too hardºª for the LORD?º² At the time appointedº I will returnºª unto² thee, according to the timeº of life,º and Sarahº shall have a son.º 15 Then Sarahº denied,ºª saying,ºª I laughedºª not;² for² she was afraid.ºª And he said,ºª Nay;º but² thou didst laugh.ºª

16 ¶ And the men¹² rose upºª from thence,²² and lookedºª towardº² Sodom:º and Abrahamº wentºª with² them to bring them on the way.ºª

The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham.

17 And the LORDº said,ºª Shall I² hideºª from Abrahamº² that thing whichº I² do;ºª 18 Seeing that Abrahamº shall surely becomeº a greatº and mightyº nation,º and all² the nationsº of the earthº shall be blessedºª in him? 19 For² I knowºª him, thatº² he will commandºª² his childrenº and his householdº after² him,¹ and they shall keepºª the wayº of the LORD,º to doºª justiceº and judgment;º that² the LORDº may bringºª upon² Abrahamº² that which² he hath spokenºª of² him. 20 And the LORDº said,ºª Because² the cryº of Sodomº and Gomorrahº is great,¹² and because² their sinº is veryº grievous;ºª 21 I will go downºª now,² and seeºª whether they have doneºª altogetherº according to the cryº of it, which is comeºª unto² me; and if² not,² I will know.ºª 22 And the men¹² turned their facesºª from thence,²² and went¹ª² toward Sodom:º but Abrahamº stoodºª yetº beforeº the LORD.º

Abraham maketh intercession for the men thereof.

23 ¶ And Abrahamº drew near,ºª and said,ºª Wilt thou also² destroyºª the righteousº withº the wicked?º 24 Peradventure² there beº fiftyº righteousº withinº the city:º wilt thou also² destroyºª and not² spareºª the placeº forº the fiftyº righteousº that² [are] therein?º 25 That be farº from thee to doºª² after this² manner,º to slayºª the righteousº with² the wicked:º and that the righteousº should be² as the wicked,º that be farº from thee: Shall not² the Judgeºª of all² the earthº doºª right?º 26 And the LORDº said,ºª If² I findºª in Sodomº fiftyº righteousº withinº the city,º then I will spareºª all² the placeº for their sakes.² 27 And Abrahamº answeredºª and said,ºª Behold² now,² I have taken upon² me¹ª to speakºª unto² the Lord,º whichº [am but] dustº and ashes:º 28 Peradventure² there shall lackºª fiveº of the fiftyº righteous:º wilt thou destroyºª² all² the cityº for [lack of] five?º And he said,ºª If² I findºª there² fortyº and five,º I will not² destroyºª [it]. 29 And he spakeºª unto² him yet² again,ºª and said,ºª Peradventure² there shall be fortyº foundºª there.² And he said,ºª I will not² doºª [it] for forty's¹ sake.²² 30 And he saidºª [unto him], Ohº let not² the Lordº be angry,ºª and I will speak:ºª Peradventure² there shall thirtyº be foundºª there.² And he said,ºª I will not² doºª [it], if² I findºª thirtyº there.² 31 And he said,ºª Behold² now,² I have taken upon² me¹ª to speakºª unto² the Lord:º Peradventure² there shall be twentyº foundºª there.² And he said,ºª I will not² destroyºª [it] for twenty's¹ sake.²² 32 And he said,ºª Oh² let not² the Lordº be angry,ºª and I will speakºª yetº but this once:º Peradventure² tenº shall be foundºª there.² And he said,ºª I will not² destroyºª [it] for ten's¹ sake.²² 33 And the LORDº went his way,¹ª² as soon asº he had leftºª communingºª with² Abraham:º and Abrahamº returnedºª unto his place.º