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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Genesis 18 WBT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/genesis/18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/genesis/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">WBT</a> > Genesis 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/17.htm" title="Genesis 17">◄</a> Genesis 18 <a href="../genesis/19.htm" title="Genesis 19">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Webster Bible Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Abraham's Celestial Visitors</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Let a little water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And I will bring a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And Abraham ran to the herd, and brought a calf tender and good, and gave it to a young man; and he hasted to dress it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="hdg">Sarah Laughs at the Promise</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And he said, I will certainly return to 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now Abraham and Sarah were old and far advanced in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, who am old? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.</p> <p class="hdg">Abraham Begs for Sodom</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they will 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the men turned their faces from thence, and went towards Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>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? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I, who am dust and ashes, have taken upon me to speak to the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Peradventure there will lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there will thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord: Peradventure there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten will be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/18-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Webster Bible Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/genesis/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>