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GEN 18:1
Genesis 18:1
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And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains
of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
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GEN 18:2
Genesis 18:2
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And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo,
three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent
door, and bowed himself toward the ground, |
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GEN 18:3
Genesis 18:3
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And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour
in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
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GEN 18:4
Genesis 18:4
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Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched,
and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
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GEN 18:5
Genesis 18:5
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And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort
ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your
servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. |
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GEN 18:6
Genesis 18:6
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And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah,
and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes
upon the hearth. |
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GEN 18:7
Genesis 18:7
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And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a
calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. |
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GEN 18:8
Genesis 18:8
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And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which
he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and
they did eat. |
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GEN 18:9
Genesis 18:9
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And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy
wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. |
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GEN 18:10
Genesis 18:10
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And he said, I will certainly return unto thee
according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah
heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. |
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GEN 18:11
Genesis 18:11
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Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken
in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. |
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GEN 18:12
Genesis 18:12
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Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying,
After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
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GEN 18:13
Genesis 18:13
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And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did
Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? |
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GEN 18:14
Genesis 18:14
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Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time
appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall
have a son. |
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GEN 18:15
Genesis 18:15
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Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for
she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
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GEN 18:16
Genesis 18:16
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And the men rose up from thence, and looked
toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
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GEN 18:17
Genesis 18:17
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And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham
that thing which I do; |
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GEN 18:18
Genesis 18:18
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Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great
and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
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GEN 18:19
Genesis 18:19
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For I know him, that he will command his children
and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice
and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of
him. |
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GEN 18:20
Genesis 18:20
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And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom
and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
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GEN 18:21
Genesis 18:21
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I will go down now, and see whether they have
done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not,
I will know. |
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GEN 18:22
Genesis 18:22
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And the men turned their faces from thence,
and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
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GEN 18:23
Genesis 18:23
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And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also
destroy the righteous with the wicked? |
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GEN 18:24
Genesis 18:24
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Peradventure there be fifty righteous within
the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous
that are therein? |
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GEN 18:25
Genesis 18:25
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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? |
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GEN 18:26
Genesis 18:26
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And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty
righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. |
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GEN 18:27
Genesis 18:27
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And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I
have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: |
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GEN 18:28
Genesis 18:28
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Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty
righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I
find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. |
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GEN 18:29
Genesis 18:29
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And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure
there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. |
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GEN 18:30
Genesis 18:30
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And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be
angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he
said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
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GEN 18:31
Genesis 18:31
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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. |
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GEN 18:32
Genesis 18:32
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And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and
I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he
said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. |
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GEN 18:33
Genesis 18:33
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And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had
left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
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