Genesis 18:2–15

²Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly left the entrance to his tent to meet them. He bowed low to the ground.

³He said, “My lord, if you are pleased with me, don’t pass me by. ⁴Let a little water be brought. All of you can wash your feet and rest under this tree.

⁵“Let me get you something to eat to give you strength. Then you can go on your way. I want to do this for you now that you have come to me.”

“All right,” they answered. “Go ahead and do it.”

⁶So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick!” he said. “Get about half a bushel of fine flour. Mix it and bake some bread.”

⁷Then he ran to the herd. He picked out a choice, tender calf. He gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. ⁸Then he brought some butter and milk and the calf that had been prepared. He served them to the three men.

While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

⁹“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.

“Over there, in the tent,” he said.

¹⁰Then the Lord said, “You can be sure that I will return to you about this time next year. Your wife Sarah will have a son.”

Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent behind him. ¹¹Abraham and Sarah were already very old. Sarah was too old to have a baby. ¹²So she laughed to herself. She thought, “I’m worn out, and my husband is old. Can I really know the joy of having a baby?”

¹³Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Will I really have a baby, now that I am old?’ ¹⁴Is anything too hard for me? I will return to you at the appointed time next year. Sarah will have a son.”

¹⁵Sarah was afraid. So she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.”

But the Lord said, “Yes, you did.”