Bible verse
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
Genesis 18:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Genesis 18.
16 When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
17 And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
21 I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
22 And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
23 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24 What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
KJV
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
ASV
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
ERV
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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