Genesis 18:20

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 18:20

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 18

¹⁸ Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

¹⁹ For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”

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.

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