Genesis 18:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³¹ Then he said, ‘Since I have ventured to speak to my lord, suppose twenty are found there? ’ He replied, ‘I will not destroy it on account of 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.”

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."

Genesis 18:31 Cross References

Genesis 18:27

Then Abraham answered, ‘Since I have ventured to speak to my lord #– #even though I am dust and ashes #– #

Genesis 18:30

Then he said, ‘Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose thirty are found there? ’ He answered, ‘I will not do it if I find thirty there.’

Genesis 18:32

Then he said, ‘Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak one more time.  Suppose ten are found there? ’ He answered, ‘I will not destroy it on account of ten.’

Matthew 7:11

If you then, who are evil,   know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him.

Matthew 7:7

‘Ask,   and it will be given to you.   Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door   will be opened to you.

Luke 11:8

I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s shameless boldness,   he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Luke 18:1

Now he told them a parable on the need for them to pray  always and not give up.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray  at all times in the Spirit  with every prayer and request, and stay alert  with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.