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Genesis 19:18

Lot

16 But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.

17 As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”

But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!

19 Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

20 Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”

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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.

Compare

BSB
But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!
KJV
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
WEB
Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.
ASV
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:
DARBY
And Lot said to them, Not [so], I pray thee, Lord;
BLB
And Lot said to them, “No, please, my lords!
ÅB
Da sa Lot til dem: Å nei, Herre!
OTB
Men Lot sa til dem: "Vennligst, mine herrer, ikke slik!
B1930
Da sa Lot til dem: Å nei, Herre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 32:26

    Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

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  • Isaiah 45:11

    Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?

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  • Acts 9:13

    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

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  • Acts 10:14

    “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

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  • 2 Kings 5:11–12

    But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.

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  • John 13:6–8

    He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

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