Genesis 18:31 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

³¹ He said, *See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?* He said, *I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.*

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ And [Abraham] said, Behold now, I have taken upon myself to speak [again] to the Lord. Suppose [only] twenty shall be found there. And [the Lord] replied, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.

Common English Bible

³¹ Abraham said, “Since I’ve already decided to speak with my Lord, what if twenty are there?” The LORD said, “I won’t do it, for the sake of twenty.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ "Since now I have begun," he said, "I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?" He said, "I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty."

Genesis 18:31 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 18:27

Avraham answered, *See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

Genesis 18:30

He said, *Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?* He said, *I will not do it, if I find thirty there.*

Genesis 18:32

He said, *Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?* He said, *I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.*

Matthew 7:11

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Matthew 7:7

*Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

Luke 11:8

I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.

Luke 18:1

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

Ephesians 6:18

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the holy ones:

Hebrews 4:16

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.