Genesis 18:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do, [Gal. 3:8.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;

Common English Bible

¹⁷ when the LORD said, “Will I keep from Abraham what I’m about to do?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And the Lord said: "How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And the Lord said: Can I hide from Abraham what I am about to do:

Genesis 18:17 Cross References

Genesis 18:21

I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me, and if not, I will know.”

Genesis 18:22

So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.

Genesis 18:26

And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole place for their sake.”

Genesis 19:24

Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven,

2 Kings 4:27

When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress; the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

2 Chronicles 20:7

Did you not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?

Psalm 25:14

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.

Amos 3:7

Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

John 15:15

I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.

James 2:23

Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.