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Listen to Genesis 18:1-15
The Son of Promise(A)
18Then the Lord appeared to him by [a]the (B)terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2(C)So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; (D)and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, 3and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. 4Please let (E)a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. 5And (F)I will bring a morsel of bread, that (G)you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, (H)inasmuch as you have come to your servant.”
They said, “Do as you have said.”
6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes.” 7And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. 8So (I)he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.
9Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?”
So he said, “Here, (J)in the tent.”
10And He said, “I will certainly return to you (K)according to the time of life, and behold, (L)Sarah your wife shall have a son.”
(Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) 11Now (M)Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and [b]Sarah (N)had passed the age of childbearing. 12Therefore Sarah (O)laughed within herself, saying, (P)“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my (Q)lord being old also?”
13And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14(R)Is anything too hard for the Lord? (S)At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
15But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid.
And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”
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Footnotes
- Genesis 18:1 Heb. Alon Mamre
- Genesis 18:11 Lit. the manner of women had ceased to be with Sarah
Cross references
- Genesis 18:1 : Heb. 13:2
- Genesis 18:1 : Gen. 13:18; 14:13
- Genesis 18:2 : Gen. 18:16, 22; 32:24; Josh. 5:13; Judg. 13:6–11; Heb. 13:2
- Genesis 18:2 : Gen. 19:1; 1 Pet. 4:9
- Genesis 18:4 : Gen. 19:2; 24:32; 43:24
- Genesis 18:5 : Judg. 6:18, 19; 13:15, 16
- Genesis 18:5 : Judg. 19:5; Ps. 104:15
- Genesis 18:5 : Gen. 19:8; 33:10
- Genesis 18:8 : Gen. 19:3
- Genesis 18:9 : Gen. 24:67
- Genesis 18:10 : 2 Kin. 4:16
- Genesis 18:10 : Gen. 17:19, 21; 21:2; Rom. 9:9
- Genesis 18:11 : Gen. 17:17; Luke 1:18; Rom. 4:19; Heb. 11:11, 12, 19
- Genesis 18:11 : Gen. 31:35
- Genesis 18:12 : Gen. 17:17
- Genesis 18:12 : Luke 1:18
- Genesis 18:12 : 1 Pet. 3:6
- Genesis 18:14 : Num. 11:23; Jer. 32:17; Zech. 8:6; Matt. 3:9; 19:26; Luke 1:37; Rom. 4:21
- Genesis 18:14 : Gen. 17:21; 18:10; 2 Kin. 4:16
The Three Visitors
18The Lord appeared to Abraham(A) near the great trees of Mamre(B) while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent(C) in the heat of the day. 2Abraham looked up(D) and saw three men(E) standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.(F)
3He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(G) my lord,[a] do not pass your servant(H) by. 4Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet(I) and rest under this tree. 5Let me get you something to eat,(J) so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”
“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”
6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs[b] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”(K)
7Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf(L) and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8He then brought some curds(M) and milk(N) and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them.(O) While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
9“Where is your wife Sarah?”(P) they asked him.
“There, in the tent,(Q)” he said.
10Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year,(R) and Sarah your wife will have a son.”(S)
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11Abraham and Sarah were already very old,(T) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.(U) 12So Sarah laughed(V) to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord(W) is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
13Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’(X) 14Is anything too hard for the Lord?(Y) I will return to you at the appointed time next year,(Z) and Sarah will have a son.”(AA)
15Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”
But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
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Footnotes
- Genesis 18:3 Or eyes, Lord
- Genesis 18:6 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
Cross references
- Genesis 18:1 : S Ge 12:7; Ac 7:2
- Genesis 18:1 : S Ge 13:18
- Genesis 18:1 : Ge 19:1; 23:10, 18; 34:20, 24; Ru 4:1; Ps 69:12; Heb 11:9
- Genesis 18:2 : Ge 24:63
- Genesis 18:2 : ver 16, 22; Ge 19:1, 10; 32:24; Jos 5:13; Jdg 13:6-11; Hos 12:3-4; Heb 13:2
- Genesis 18:2 : S Ge 17:3; S 43:28
- Genesis 18:3 : Ge 19:19; 39:4; Ru 2:2, 10, 13; 1Sa 1:18; Est 2:15
- Genesis 18:3 : Ge 32:4, 18, 20; 33:5
- Genesis 18:4 : Ge 19:2; 24:32; 43:24; Jdg 19:21; 2Sa 11:8; S Lk 7:44
- Genesis 18:5 : Jdg 13:15; 19:5
- Genesis 18:6 : Ge 19:3; 2Sa 13:8
- Genesis 18:7 : 1Sa 28:24; Lk 15:23
- Genesis 18:8 : Isa 7:15, 22
- Genesis 18:8 : Jdg 4:19; 5:25
- Genesis 18:8 : Jdg 6:19
- Genesis 18:9 : S Ge 3:9
- Genesis 18:9 : Ge 24:67; Heb 11:9
- Genesis 18:10 : S Ge 17:21; 21:2; 2Ki 4:16
- Genesis 18:10 : S Ge 17:6; Ro 9:9*
- Genesis 18:11 : S Ge 17:17; Lk 1:18
- Genesis 18:11 : S Ge 11:30; Ro 4:19; Heb 11:11-12
- Genesis 18:12 : S Ge 17:17
- Genesis 18:12 : 1Pe 3:6
- Genesis 18:13 : S Ge 17:17
- Genesis 18:14 : Job 42:2; Isa 40:29; 50:2; 51:9; Jer 32:17, 27; S Mt 19:26; Ro 4:21
- Genesis 18:14 : S ver 10
- Genesis 18:14 : S Ge 17:19; Ro 9:9*; Gal 4:23
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