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Genesis 18:24

Prayer

22 And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

23 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

25 Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

26 So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
KJV
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
WEB
What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
ASV
Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
DARBY
There are perhaps fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein?
BLB
Suppose there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; would You also destroy and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who [are] within it?
ÅB
Kanskje det er femti rettferdige i byen; vil du da rykke dem bort og ikke spare byen for de femti rettferdiges skyld som kunne være der?
OTB
Anta at det er femti rettferdige i byen; vil du virkelig feie den bort og ikke spare stedet for de femti rettferdiges skyld som er der?
B1930
Kanskje det er femti rettferdige i byen; vil du da rykke dem bort og ikke spare byen for de femti rettferdiges skyld som kunde være der?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 5:1

    “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

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  • Isaiah 1:9

    Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.

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  • Matthew 7:13–14

    Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

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  • Genesis 18:32

    Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”

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  • Acts 27:24

    and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

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