13. Then the lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’
14. Is anything too hard for the lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
15. Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.”But the lord said, “No, you did laugh.”
16. Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way.
17. “Should I hide my plan from Abraham?” the lord asked.
18. “For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
19. I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”
20. So the lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant.
21. I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”