15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
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He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-15)These heavenly guests (being sent to confirm the promise lately made to Abraham, that he should have a son by Sarah), while they are receiving Abraham’s kind entertainment, they return his kindness. He receives angels, and has angels’ rewards, a gracious message from heaven, Matt. 10:41. I. Care is taken that Sarah should be within hearing. She must conceive by faith, and therefore the promise mus…
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