Genesis 18:22

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Genesis 18:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,

21 I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

22 And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

23 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

24 What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

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Genesis 18:2

And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Genesis 19:1

Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

Genesis 18:1

Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

Psalms 106:23

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Jeremiah 15:1

Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

Jeremiah 18:20

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Ezekiel 22:30

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Acts 7:55

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

1 Timothy 2:1

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