Genesis 18:31

Then Abraham said, “You see that I have dared to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there?” He replied, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

30Then Abraham said, “Oh, let not the Lord be angry, but let me speak. Suppose thirty are found there?” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”

32Then Abraham said, “Oh, let not the Lord be angry, but let me speak just once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And he said, “For the sake of the ten I will not destroy it.”

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Luke 11:8I tell you that, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is a friend, yet because of his persistence he will rouse himself and give him what he wants.

Ephesians 6:18Pray in spirit at all times. Be intent on this, with unwearying perseverance and supplication for all Christ’s people –

Hebrews 10:20by the way which he inaugurated for us – a new and living way, a way through the sanctuary curtain (that is, his human nature);

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:24-33

Abraham's Intercession for Sodom. ( b. c. 1898.) 23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And the Lord said, If I… Read the whole commentary →

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