Genesis 18:21

Contemporary English Version 1995

Now I am going down to see for myself if those people really are that bad. If they aren't, I would like to know.”

Cross References

Exodus 3:8

and I have come down to rescue them from the Egyptians. I will bring my people out of Egypt into a country where there is a lot of good land, rich with milk and honey. I will give them the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.

Genesis 11:5

But when the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower,

Zephaniah 1:12

I'll search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those people who sit there unworried while thinking, “The Lord won't do anything, good or bad.”

Micah 1:3

And he will come down to crush underfoot every pagan altar.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I know your deeds and your thoughts, and I will make sure you get what you deserve.

Joshua 22:22

The Lord is the greatest God! We ask him to be our witness, because he knows whether or not we were rebellious or unfaithful when we built that altar. If we were unfaithful, then we pray that God won't rescue us today. Let us tell you why we built that altar,

Deuteronomy 8:2

Don't forget how the Lord your God has led you through the desert for the past 40 years. He wanted to find out if you were truly willing to obey him and depend on him,

Genesis 11:7

Let's go down and confuse them! We'll make them speak different languages, and they won't be able to understand each other.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing is hidden from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the truth.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

With a loud command and with the shout of the chief angel and a blast of God's trumpet, the Lord will return from heaven. Then those who had faith in Christ before they died will be raised to life.

2 Corinthians 11:11

And it isn't because I don't love you. God himself knows how much I do love you.

John 6:38

I didn't come from heaven to do what I want! I came to do what the Father wants me to do. He sent me,

Luke 16:15

But Jesus told them: You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in your heart. The things that most people think are important are worthless as far as God is concerned.

Jeremiah 17:1

People of Judah, your sins cannot be erased. They are written on your hearts like words chiseled in stone or carved on the corners of your altars. *

Psalm 90:8

and you know all our sins, even those we do in secret.

Job 34:22

No evil person can hide in the deepest darkness.

Deuteronomy 13:3

If the prophet says this, don't listen! The Lord your God will be watching to find out whether or not you love him with all your heart and soul.

Genesis 18:17

The Lord said to himself, “I should tell Abraham what I am going to do,

Psalm 14:2

From heaven the Lord looks down to see if anyone is wise enough to search for him.

Jonah 1:2

to go to the great city of Nineveh and say to the people, “The Lord has seen your terrible sins. You are doomed!”