Genesis 19:21
He said to him, "Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he said to him, See, I have accepted you in this matter also, that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559} unto him, See,{H2009} I have accepted{H5375} thee{H6440} concerning this thing{H1697} also, that I will not overthrow{H2015} the city{H5892} of which{H834} thou hast spoken.{H1696}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, See{H2009}, I have accepted{H5375}{(H8804)} thee{H6440} concerning this thing{H1697} also, that I will not overthrow{H2015}{(H8800)} this city{H5892}, for the which{H834} thou hast spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And he sayde to him: se I haue receaved thy request as concernynge this thynge that I will nott overthrowe this cytie for the which thou hast spoken.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde he vnto him: Beholde, I haue loked vpon the in this poynte also, that I will not ouerthrowe the cite, wherof thou hast spoken.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then he said vnto him, Beholde, I haue receiued thy request also concerning this thing, that I will not ouerthrow this citie, for the which thou hast spoken.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he sayde to hym: See, I haue receaued thy request as concernyng this thing, that I wyll not ouerthrowe this citie for the whiche thou hast spoken.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said to him, "Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he saith unto him, `Lo, I have accepted thy face also for this thing, without overthrowing the city `for' which thou hast spoken;
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he said, See, I have given you your request in this one thing more: I will not send destruction on this town.
World English Bible (2000)
He said to him, "Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“Very well,” he replied,“I will grant this request too and will not overthrow the town you mentioned.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 4:7 : 7 'If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.'
- Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
- Gen 18:24 : 24 'Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are there?'
- Job 42:8-9 : 8 So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken the truth about Me as My servant Job has. 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the LORD had instructed them, and the LORD accepted Job's prayer.
- Ps 34:15 : 15 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
- Ps 102:17 : 17 For the LORD has rebuilt Zion and has appeared in his glory.
- Ps 145:19 : 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
- Jer 14:10 : 10 This is what the LORD says about this people: They love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; now He will remember their guilt and punish their sins.
- Matt 12:20 : 20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, until He leads justice to victory.
- Luke 11:8 : 8 I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will surely get up and give him as much as he needs.
- Heb 2:17 : 17 Therefore, He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in service to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
- Heb 4:15-16 : 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are—yet without sin. 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 19:22-265 verses83%
22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it." (That is why the town was called Zoar.)
23 By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land.
24 Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
25 Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.
26 But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
- Gen 19:15-206 verses80%
15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished."
16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand, the hands of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them.
17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
18 But Lot said to them, "No, my lords, please!"
19 "Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me by sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.
20 Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it—it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared."
- Gen 18:19-3214 verses78%
19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.
20 Then the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grave.
21 'I will go down now and see if what they have done matches the outcry that has come to Me. If not, I will know.'
22 The men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.
23 Then Abraham approached Him and said, 'Will You sweep away the righteous with the wicked?'
24 'Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are there?'
25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'
26 The LORD replied, 'If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the entire place for their sake.'
27 Then Abraham answered, 'I have ventured to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes.
28 'Suppose the fifty righteous people lack five. Will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?' He replied, 'If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.'
29 Once again Abraham spoke to Him, 'What if forty are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of forty, I will not do it.'
30 Then Abraham said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if thirty are found there?' He replied, 'I will not do it if I find thirty there.'
31 Abraham said, 'Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there.' He answered, 'For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.'
32 Finally, he said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if ten are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.'
- Gen 19:28-292 verses75%
28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire plain, and he saw that smoke was rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
29 So it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
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17 Then the LORD said, 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?'
- Gen 19:12-132 verses70%
12 The men said to Lot, "Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
13 because we are about to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it."
- Gen 13:9-102 verses70%
9 Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left."
10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.
- Gen 19:7-82 verses69%
7 He said, "No, my brothers. Please, don’t do this wicked thing.
8 Look, I have two daughters who have never been with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever seems good to you. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."
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3 He said, 'My Lord, if I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass by Your servant.'
- Gen 19:1-22 verses69%
1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
2 He said, "Please, my lords, turn aside to your servant’s house. Spend the night and wash your feet; then you can rise early and be on your way." But they said, "No, we will spend the night in the square."
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21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, 'Give me the people, but keep the goods for yourself.'
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15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
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24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.
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15 And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'
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40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors, declares the LORD, no one will live there, and no human being will dwell in it.
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12 Then he prayed, "Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show kindness to my master Abraham."
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16 and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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20 The LORD replied, 'I have forgiven them, as you asked.'
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23 All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'