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Genesis 18

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  1. 1And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;24 cross-references: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 26:2, 2 Chronicles 1:7
  2. 2And 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,37 cross-references: Hebrews 13:2, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 23:7, Judges 13:3
  3. 3And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:9 cross-references: Genesis 32:5
  4. 4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:21 cross-references: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 24:32, Luke 7:44, 1 Samuel 25:41
  5. 5And 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.15 cross-references: Judges 13:15, Judges 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Judges 6:18, Psalms 104:15
  6. 6And 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.18 cross-references: Matthew 13:33, Isaiah 32:8, Luke 10:38–40, Hebrews 13:2, 1 Peter 4:9
  7. 7And 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.10 cross-references: Matthew 22:4, Luke 15:27, Amos 6:4, Genesis 19:3, Malachi 1:14
  8. 8And 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.14 cross-references: Genesis 19:3, Judges 5:25, John 12:2, Luke 12:37, Revelation 3:20
  9. 9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.9 cross-references: Genesis 24:67, Titus 2:5, Genesis 31:33, Genesis 4:9
  10. 10And 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.29 cross-references: Genesis 21:2, Genesis 17:21, Romans 9:8–9, 2 Kings 4:16–17, Genesis 17:19
  11. 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.20 cross-references: Genesis 17:17, Hebrews 11:11–12, Romans 4:18–21, Luke 1:36, Luke 1:7
  12. 12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?20 cross-references: Genesis 17:17, 1 Peter 3:6, Luke 1:18–20, Genesis 21:6–7, Luke 1:34–35
  13. 13And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?6 cross-references: John 2:25
  14. 14Is 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.60 cross-references: Luke 1:37, Matthew 19:26, Mark 10:27, Jeremiah 32:27, Ephesians 3:20
  15. 15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.16 cross-references: Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:8, Psalms 44:21, Ephesians 4:23, Proverbs 12:19
  16. 16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.8 cross-references: Acts 21:5, Acts 15:3, Acts 20:38, 3 John 1:6, Romans 15:24
  17. 17And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;16 cross-references: Psalms 25:14, Amos 3:7, John 15:15, Genesis 19:24, James 2:23
  18. 18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?25 cross-references: Galatians 3:8, Genesis 26:4, Galatians 3:14, Genesis 22:17–18, Genesis 12:2–3
  19. 19For 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.77 cross-references: Deuteronomy 6:6–7, Deuteronomy 4:9–10, 1 Timothy 3:4–5, Ephesians 6:4, 2 Timothy 3:15
  20. 20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;31 cross-references: Genesis 19:13, Ezekiel 16:49–50, Isaiah 3:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 13:13
  21. 21I 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.27 cross-references: Exodus 3:8, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Psalms 139:1–24, Zephaniah 1:12
  22. 22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.18 cross-references: Genesis 19:1, Psalms 106:23, Ezekiel 22:30, Acts 7:55, Jeremiah 18:20
  23. 23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?28 cross-references: Numbers 16:22, 2 Samuel 24:17, Genesis 20:4, Job 34:17, Hebrews 10:22
  24. 24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?11 cross-references: Jeremiah 5:1, Isaiah 1:9, Matthew 7:13–14, Genesis 18:32, Acts 27:24
  25. 25That 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?69 cross-references: Job 8:3, Job 8:20, Isaiah 3:10–11, Psalms 58:11, Deuteronomy 32:4
  26. 26And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.10 cross-references: Jeremiah 5:1, Matthew 24:22, Ezekiel 22:30, Isaiah 65:8, Isaiah 10:22
  27. 27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:30 cross-references: Isaiah 6:5, Genesis 3:19, Luke 5:8, 1 Corinthians 15:47–48, Genesis 2:7
  28. 28Peradventure 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.6 cross-references: 1 Kings 20:32–33, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 18:29, Job 23:3–4, Numbers 14:17–19
  29. 29And 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.3 cross-references: Hebrews 4:16, Ephesians 6:18
  30. 30And 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.16 cross-references: Esther 4:11–16, Judges 6:39, Isaiah 6:5, Psalms 9:12, Hebrews 12:28–29
  31. 31And 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.9 cross-references: Hebrews 4:16, Genesis 18:27, Hebrews 10:20–22, Luke 18:1, Ephesians 6:18
  32. 32And 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.28 cross-references: Judges 6:39, Matthew 7:7, James 5:15–17, 1 John 5:15–16, Micah 7:18
  33. 33And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.15 cross-references: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 31:55, Genesis 18:16

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