Genesis 19:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.”
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“But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he lingereth, and the men lay hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, through the mercy of Jehovah unto him, and they bring him out, and cause him to rest without the city.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 19:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 43:10If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”
- Exodus 34:6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
- Numbers 14:18‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’
- Deuteronomy 4:31For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.
- Joshua 6:22Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”
- 1 Chronicles 16:34Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 34:12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
- Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
- Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Psalms 103:8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
- Psalms 103:13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
- Psalms 106:1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 106:8Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
- Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 111:4He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
- Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 119:60I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
- Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Lamentations 3:22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- John 6:44“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
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