Genesis 13:13

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The Lord knew that the people of Sodom were very evil sinners.

Cross References

2 Peter 2:10

That punishment is for those who are always doing the evil that their sinful selves want to do. It is for those who hate the Lord’s authority. These false teachers do whatever they want, and they are so proud of themselves. They are not afraid even to say bad things against the glorious ones.

Jude 1:7

Also, remember the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the other towns around them. Like those angels they were full of sexual sin and involved themselves in sexual relations that are wrong. And they suffer the punishment of eternal fire, an example for us to see.

Romans 1:27

In the same way, men stopped having natural sex with women and began wanting each other all the time. Men did shameful things with other men, and in their bodies they received the punishment for those wrongs.

Jeremiah 23:24

Someone might try to hide from me in some hiding place. But it is easy for me to see that person, says the Lord, because I am everywhere in heaven and earth.” This message is from the Lord:

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. He can clearly see all things. Everything is open before him. And to him we must explain the way we have lived.

Matthew 9:13

You need to go and learn what this Scripture means: ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’ I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”

Genesis 18:20

Then the Lord said, “I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.

John 9:31

We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he will listen to anyone who worships and obeys him.

Matthew 9:10

Jesus ate dinner at Matthew’s house. Many tax collectors and others with bad reputations came and ate with him and his followers.

Isaiah 1:9

If the Lord All-Powerful had not allowed a few people to live, we would have been destroyed completely like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And that almost happened!

2 Kings 21:6

He sacrificed his own son and burned him on the altar. He used different ways of trying to know the future. He visited mediums and wizards. Manasseh did more and more things that the Lord saw as evil, which made the Lord angry.

1 Samuel 15:18

The Lord sent you on a special mission. He said, ‘Go and destroy all the Amalekites. They are evil people. Destroy them all! Fight them until they are completely finished.’

Genesis 38:7

But Er did many bad things. The Lord was not happy with him, so the Lord killed him.

Genesis 15:16

After four generations your people will come to this land again and defeat the Amorites. That will happen in the future because the Amorites are not yet guilty enough to lose their land.”

Genesis 10:9

He was a great hunter before the Lord. That is why people compare other men to him and say, “That man is like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 6:11

When God looked at the earth, he saw that people had ruined it. Violence was everywhere, and it had ruined their life on earth.

John 9:24

So the Jewish leaders called the man who had been blind. They told him to come in again. They said, “You should honor God by telling the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Genesis 39:9

My master has made me almost equal to him in his house. I cannot sleep with his wife! That is wrong! It is a sin against God.”

Numbers 32:23

But if you don’t do these things, you will be sinning against the Lord. And know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Genesis 19:13

We are going to destroy this city. The Lord heard how evil this city is, so he sent us to destroy it.”

1 Samuel 2:17

In this way Hophni and Phinehas showed that they did not respect the offerings made to the Lord. This was a terrible sin against the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:14

I have even seen the prophets of Jerusalem doing sinful things. They are committing adultery and living a life of lies. They support their fellow prophets and never stop doing evil. They have become like Sodom; they are all like Gomorrah.”