Genesis 18:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?”
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BSBPD
“And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and Jehovah said, `Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 18:17 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- 2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
- Psalms 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
- Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
- James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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