14. Is anything too hard for me? I will return to you at the appointed time next year. Sarah will have a son."
15. Sarah was afraid. So she lied and said, "I didn't laugh." But the Lord said, "Yes, you did."
16. The men got up to leave. They looked down toward Sodom. Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.
17. Then the Lord said, "Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
18. He will certainly become a great and powerful nation. All nations on earth will be blessed because of him.
19. "I have chosen him. He must direct his children. He must see that the members of his family after him live the way I want them to. So he must direct them to do what is right and fair. Then I, the Lord, will do for Abraham what I have promised him."