When they had broughtthem outside,one said,"Escapefor your life!Do not lookbehindyou, and do not stayanywherein the valley;escapeto the mountains,oryou will be sweptaway."
Lotliftedup his eyesand sawallthe valleyof the Jordan,that it was wellwateredeverywhere--[this was] beforethe LORDdestroyedSodomand Gomorrah--like the gardenof the LORD,like the landof Egyptas you goto Zoar.
Now the valleyof Siddimwas full of tarpits;and the kingsof Sodomand Gomorrahfled,and they fellinto them. But those who survivedfledto the hillcountry.
Then the menturnedawayfrom thereand wenttoward Sodom,while Abrahamwas stillstandingbeforethe LORD.
But Lotsaidto them, "Ohno,my lords!
"Hurry,escapethere,for I cannotdoanythinguntilyou arrivethere."Thereforethe nameof the townwas calledZoar.
But his wife,from behindhim, looked[back], and she becamea pillarof salt.
Lotwentup from Zoar,and stayedin the mountains,and his twodaughterswith him; for he was afraidto stayin Zoar;and he stayedin a cave,he and his twodaughters.
"So nowcome,pleaselet me giveyou counseland saveyour lifeand the lifeof your sonSolomon.
And he was afraidand aroseand ranfor his lifeand cameto Beersheba,whichbelongs to Judah,and lefthis servantthere.
I will liftup my eyesto the mountains;From whereshall my helpcome?
"Flee,saveyour lives,That you may be like a juniperin the wilderness.
and he spoketo the congregation,saying,"Departnowfrom the tentsof thesewickedmen,and touchnothingthat belongs to them, oryou will be sweptawayin alltheir sin."
But when he sawmanyof the Phariseesand Sadduceescomingfor baptism,he saidto them, "You broodof vipers,whowarnedyou to fleefrom the wrathto come?
"For lifeis morethan food,and the bodymorethan clothing.
But Jesussaidto him, "No one,after puttinghis handto the plowand lookingback,is fitfor the kingdomof God."
howwill we escapeif we neglectso greata salvation?Afterit was at the firstspokenthroughthe Lord,it was confirmedto us by thosewho heard,
Then Saulsentmessengersto David'shouseto watchhim, in order to puthim to deathin the morning.But Michal,David'swife,toldhim, saying,"Ifyou do not saveyour lifetonight,tomorrowyou will be putto death."
