Isaiah 65:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Here is what the LORD says: A cluster of grapes that produces wine is worth keeping! So, because of my servants, I won't destroy everyone.

Cross References

Genesis 18:26

The LORD replied, “If I find fifty good people in Sodom, I will save the city to keep them from being killed.”

Isaiah 1:9

Zion would have disappeared like Sodom and Gomorrah, if the LORD All-Powerful had not let a few of its people survive.

Isaiah 10:21

There were as many people as there are grains of sand along the seashore, but only a few will survive to come back to Israel's mighty God. This is because he has threatened to destroy their nation, just as they deserve.

Isaiah 48:9

I, the LORD, am true to myself; I will be praised for not punishing and destroying you.

Isaiah 6:13

If only a tenth of the people are left, even they will be destroyed. But just as stumps remain after trees have been cut down, some of my chosen ones will be left.

Joel 2:14

I am the LORD your God. Perhaps I will change my mind and treat you with mercy. Then you will be blessed with enough grain and wine for offering sacrifices to me.

Matthew 24:22

If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter.

Mark 13:20

If the Lord doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of his chosen and special ones, he will make the time shorter.