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 ate.
9. And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Here, in the tent.
10. Then he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, behold, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
11. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13. Then the Lord said unto Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child when I am old?
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.
15. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, No, but thou didst laugh.
16. And the men rose up from there and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17. And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do,
18. seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation and that all the Gentiles of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19. For I know him, that he will command his sons and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
20. And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very grievous;
21. I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
22. And the men turned their faces from there and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
23. And Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24. Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in it?
25. That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked and that the righteous should be treated as the wicked that are far from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26. And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes;