He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”
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He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”
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And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
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And he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.'
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Passages linked to Genesis 18:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 11:8 I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
- Genesis 18:27 Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
- Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
- Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
- Luke 18:1 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
- Ephesians 6:18 with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
- Hebrews 4:16 Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
- Hebrews 10:20-22 by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh, and having a great priest over God’s house, let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 18:31 And he said, Behold now, I have…
Gen 18:31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty’s sake.
Ver. 31. Behold now, I have taken upon me.] {See Trapp on "Gen 18:29"} {See Trapp on "Gen 18:30"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said, behold now, I have taken upon…
And he said, behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord,.... See Gill on Gen 18:27,
Peradventure there shall be twenty found there; wouldest thou destroy it, such a number being in it; or, wouldest thou spare it for their sakes?
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and he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake; if there were no more in it, I would spare it for their sake.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon…
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me (vide Ver. 27) to speak unto the Lord (Adonai): Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty"s sake.
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