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Genesis 18:23-32
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Genesis 18:23-32
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23 Then Abraham drew near and said, (A)“Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, (B)so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! (C)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” 26 And the Lord said, (D)“If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 Abraham answered and said, (E)“Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. 28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” 29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, (F)“Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.”
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Genesis 18:23-32
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Genesis 18:23-32
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23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(A) 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare[a] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?(B) 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(C)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(D) and the wicked alike.(E) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(F) of all the earth do right?”(G)
26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(H)”
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(I) 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?”
“If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”
29 Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?”
He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.”
30 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry,(J) but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?”
He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
31 Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?”
He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”
32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more.(K) What if only ten can be found there?”
He answered, “For the sake of ten,(L) I will not destroy it.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 18:24 Or forgive; also in verse 26
Genesis 20:17
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Genesis 20:17
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17 Then (A)Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
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Genesis 20:17
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Genesis 20:17
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17 Then Abraham prayed to God,(A) and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,
Numbers 11:2
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Numbers 11:2
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2 Then (A)the people cried out to Moses, (B)and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.
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Numbers 11:2
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Numbers 11:2
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1 Kings 13:6
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1 Kings 13:6
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6 And the king said to the man of God, (A)“Entreat now the favour of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” And the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it was before.
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1 Kings 13:6
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1 Kings 13:6
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6 Then the king said to the man of God, “Intercede(A) with the Lord your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored and became as it was before.
1 Kings 17:22
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1 Kings 17:22
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22 And the Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and (A)he revived.
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1 Kings 17:22
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1 Kings 17:22
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22 The Lord heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived.
2 Kings 4:33
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2 Kings 4:33
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33 So he went in and (A)shut the door behind the two of them (B)and prayed to the Lord.
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2 Kings 4:33
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2 Kings 4:33
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33 He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed(A) to the Lord.
2 Kings 19:15-20
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2 Kings 19:15-20
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15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, (A)enthroned above the cherubim, (B)you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. 16 (C)Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; (D)open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent (E)to mock the living God. 17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands 18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, (F)but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. 19 So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, (G)that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that (H)you, O Lord, are God alone.”
Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib's Fall
20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Your prayer to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria (I)I have heard.
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2 Kings 19:15-20
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2 Kings 19:15-20
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15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,(A) you alone(B) are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Give ear,(C) Lord, and hear;(D) open your eyes,(E) Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
17 “It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. 18 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods(F) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.(G) 19 Now, Lord our God, deliver(H) us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms(I) of the earth may know(J) that you alone, Lord, are God.”
Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib’s Fall(K)(L)
20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard(M) your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.
2 Kings 20:2-5
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2 Kings 20:2-5
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2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3 “Now, O Lord, (A)please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and (B)with a whole heart, (C)and have done what is good in your sight.” (D)And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: 5 “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah (E)the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: (F)I have heard your prayer; (G)I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord,
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2 Kings 20:2-5
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2 Kings 20:2-5
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2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 “Remember,(A) Lord, how I have walked(B) before you faithfully(C) and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: 5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard(D) your prayer and seen your tears;(E) I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord.
Job 42:8
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Job 42:8
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8 Now therefore take (A)seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and (B)offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall (C)pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.”
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Job 42:8
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Job 42:8
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8 So now take seven bulls and seven rams(A) and go to my servant Job(B) and sacrifice a burnt offering(C) for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer(D) and not deal with you according to your folly.(E) You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”(F)
Proverbs 15:29
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Proverbs 15:29
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Proverbs 15:29
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Proverbs 15:29
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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)
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