Genesis 18:30

Good News Translation

Abraham said, “Please don't be angry, Lord, but I must speak again. What if there are only thirty?” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:29

Abraham spoke again: “Perhaps there will be only forty.” He replied, “I will not destroy it if there are forty.”

Genesis 18:31

Abraham said, “Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. Suppose that only twenty are found?” He said, “I will not destroy the city if I find twenty.”

Genesis 44:18

Judah went up to Joseph and said, “Please, sir, allow me to speak with you freely. Don't be angry with me; you are like the king himself.

Psalm 10:17

You will listen, O Lord, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

Psalm 89:7

You are feared in the council of the holy ones; they all stand in awe of you.

Psalm 9:12

God remembers those who suffer; he does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them.

Isaiah 6:5

I said, “There is no hope for me! I am doomed because every word that passes my lips is sinful, and I live among a people whose every word is sinful. And yet, with my own eyes I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

Judges 6:39

Then Gideon said to God, “Don't be angry with me; let me speak just once more. Please let me make one more test with the wool. This time let the wool be dry, and the ground be wet.”