Verse 16

But while he was waiting, the men took him and his wife and his daughters by the hand, for the Lord had mercy on them, and put them outside the town.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 16:34 : 34 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Ps 34:12 : 12 What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
  • Ps 103:8-9 : 8 The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy. 9 His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever. 10 He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
  • Ps 106:1 : 1 Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Ps 106:8 : 8 But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
  • Ps 107:1 : 1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Ps 111:4 : 4 Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.
  • Ps 118:1 : 1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Ps 119:60 : 60 I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
  • Ps 136:1 : 1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 It was no sent one or angel, but he himself who was their saviour: in his love and in his pity he took up their cause, and he took them in his arms, caring for them all through the years.
  • Lam 3:22 : 22 It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.
  • Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy. 19 He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea.
  • Luke 6:35-36 : 35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts. 36 Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.
  • Luke 18:13 : 13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
  • John 6:44 : 44 No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.
  • Rom 9:15-16 : 15 For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity. 16 So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.
  • Rom 9:18 : 18 So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.
  • 2 Cor 1:3 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;
  • Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us, 5 Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),
  • Titus 3:5 : 5 Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
  • Exod 34:6 : 6 And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;
  • Num 14:18 : 18 The Lord is slow to wrath and great in mercy, overlooking wrongdoing and evil, and will not let wrongdoers go free; sending punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation.
  • Deut 4:31 : 31 Because the Lord your God is a God of mercy, he will not take away his help from you or let destruction overtake you, or be false to the agreement which he made by an oath with your fathers.
  • Josh 6:22 : 22 Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath.