1. And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2. 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,
3. And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4. Let a little water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10. 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.
11. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and far advanced in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13. And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, who am old?