Then the men got up to leave. They looked toward Sodom {and began walking in that direction}. Abraham walked with them to send them on their way.
Genesis 18:22 - Easy To Read Version So the men turned and started walking toward Sodom. But Abraham stood there before the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now the [two] men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah. Common English Bible The men turned away and walked toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing in front of the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord. |
Then the men got up to leave. They looked toward Sodom {and began walking in that direction}. Abraham walked with them to send them on their way.
The Lord said to himself, “Should I tell Abraham the thing that I will now do?
That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw the angels. {Lot thought they were men traveling through town.} Lot got up and went to them and bowed down on the ground.
Early that same morning, Abraham got up and went to the place where he stood before the Lord.
God wanted to destroy those people.\par But Moses, the man he chose,\par stopped him.\par God was very angry,\par but Moses blocked the way,\par so God did not destroy the people. {\cf2\super [558]} \par
The Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel were here to pray for the people of Judah, I would not feel sorry for these people. Send the people of Judah away from me. Tell them to go.
I have been good to the people of Judah.\par But now they are paying me back with evil.\par They are trying to trap me and kill me.\par
But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [151]} Stephen looked up into the sky. He saw the Glory of God. He saw Jesus standing at God’s right side.
First, I tell you to pray for all people. Talk to God about them. Ask him for the things people need, and be thankful to him.