Genesis 18:31 - Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ "Since now I have begun," he said, "I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?" He said, "I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty."

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ And [Abraham] said, Behold now, I have taken upon myself to speak [again] to the Lord. Suppose [only] twenty shall be found there. And [the Lord] replied, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ 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 the twenty’s sake.

Common English Bible

³¹ Abraham said, “Since I’ve already decided to speak with my Lord, what if twenty are there?” The LORD said, “I won’t do it, for the sake of twenty.”

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ Seeing, saith he, I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty be found there? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.

English Standard Version 2016

³¹ He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.”

Genesis 18:31 Cross References

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham responded by saying: "Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.

Genesis 18:30

"I ask you," he said, "not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?" He responded, "I will not act, if I find thirty there."

Genesis 18:32

"I beg you," he said, "not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?" And he said, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten."

Matthew 7:11

Therefore, if you, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your sons, how much more will your Father, who is in heaven, give good things to those who ask him?

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Luke 11:8

Yet if he will persevere in knocking, I tell you that, even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend, yet due to his continued insistence, he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

Luke 18:1

Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,

Ephesians 6:18

Through every kind of prayer and supplication, pray at all times in spirit, and so be vigilant with every kind of earnest supplication, for all the saints,

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore, let us go forth with confidence toward the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find grace, in a helpful time.