Genesis 18:6-29 The Message (MSG)

6. Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. He said, “Hurry. Get three cups of our best flour; knead it and make bread.”

9. The men said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?”He said, “In the tent.”

10. One of them said, “I’m coming back about this time next year. When I arrive, your wife Sarah will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the tent opening, just behind the man.

15. Sarah lied. She said, “I didn’t laugh,” because she was afraid.But he said, “Yes you did; you laughed.”

16. When the men got up to leave, they set off for Sodom. Abraham walked with them to say good-bye.

22. The men set out for Sodom, but Abraham stood in God’s path, blocking his way.

26. God said, “If I find fifty decent people in the city of Sodom, I’ll spare the place just for them.”

29. Abraham spoke up again, “What if you only find forty?”“Neither will I destroy it if for forty.”

Genesis 18