Kejadian 18:1-33

Three Special Visitors

18:1 The Lord appeared to Abraham¹ by the oaks² of Mamre while³ he was sitting at the entrance⁴ to his tent during the hottest time of the day. 18:2 Abraham⁵ looked up⁶ and saw⁷ three men standing across⁸ from him. When he saw them⁹ he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low¹⁰ to the ground.¹¹

18:3 He said, “My lord,¹² if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.¹³ 18:4 Let a little water be brought so that¹⁴ you may all¹⁵ wash your feet and rest under the tree. 18:5 And let me get¹⁶ a bit of food¹⁷ so that you may refresh yourselves¹⁸ since you have passed by your servant’s home. After that you may be on your way.”¹⁹ “All right,” they replied, “you may do as you say.”

18:6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Take²⁰ three measures²¹ of fine flour, knead it, and make bread.”²² 18:7 Then Abraham ran to the herd and chose a fine, tender calf, and gave it to a servant,²³ who quickly prepared it.²⁴ 18:8 Abraham²⁵ then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food²⁶ before them. They ate while²⁷ he was standing near them under a tree.

18:9 Then they asked him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He replied, “There,²⁸ in the tent.” 18:10 One of them²⁹ said, “I will surely return³⁰ to you when the season comes round again,³¹ and your wife Sarah will have a son!”³² (Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, not far behind him.³³ 18:11 Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years;³⁴ Sarah had long since passed menopause.)³⁵ 18:12 So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking,³⁶ “After I am worn out will I have pleasure,³⁷ especially when my husband is old too?”³⁸

18:13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why³⁹ did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really⁴⁰ have a child when I am old?’ 18:14 Is anything impossible⁴¹ for the Lord? I will return to you when the season comes round again and Sarah will have a son.”⁴² 18:15 Then Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the Lord said, “No! You did laugh.”⁴³

Abraham Pleads for Sodom

18:16 When the men got up to leave,⁴⁴ they looked out over⁴⁵ Sodom. (Now⁴⁶ Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.)⁴⁷ 18:17 Then the Lord said, “Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?⁴⁸ 18:18 After all, Abraham⁴⁹ will surely become⁵⁰ a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth will pronounce blessings on one another⁵¹ using his name. 18:19 I have chosen him⁵² so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep⁵³ the way of the Lord by doing⁵⁴ what is right and just. Then the Lord will give⁵⁵ to Abraham what he promised⁵⁶ him.”

18:20 So the Lord said, “The outcry against⁵⁷ Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant⁵⁸ 18:21 that I must go down⁵⁹ and see if they are as wicked as the outcry suggests.⁶⁰ If not,⁶¹ I want to know.”

18:22 The two men turned⁶² and headed⁶³ toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord.⁶⁴ 18:23 Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked? 18:24 What if there are fifty godly people in the city? Will you really wipe it out and not spare⁶⁵ the place for the sake of the fifty godly people who are in it? 18:25 Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge⁶⁶ of the whole earth do what is right?”⁶⁷

18:26 So the Lord replied, “If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

18:27 Then Abraham asked, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord⁶⁸ (although I am but dust and ashes),⁶⁹ 18:28 what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy⁷⁰ the whole city because five are lacking?”⁷¹ He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

18:29 Abraham⁷² spoke to him again,⁷³ “What if forty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty.”

18:30 Then Abraham⁷⁴ said, “May the Lord not be angry⁷⁵ so that I may speak!⁷⁶ What if thirty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

18:31 Abraham⁷⁷ said, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”

18:32 Finally Abraham⁷⁸ said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

18:33 The Lord went on his way⁷⁹ when he had finished speaking⁸⁰ to Abraham. Then Abraham returned home.⁸¹

Kejadian 2:2

2:2 By⁸² the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing,⁸³ and he ceased⁸⁴ on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.

Lukas 24:46-47

24:46 and said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Christ⁸⁵ would suffer⁸⁶ and would rise from the dead on the third day, 24:47 and repentance⁸⁷ for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed⁸⁸ in his name to all nations,⁸⁹ beginning from Jerusalem.⁹⁰

Kisah Para Rasul 7:32-35

7:32 ‘I am the God of your forefathers,⁹¹ the God of Abraham, Isaac,⁹² and Jacob.’⁹³ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.⁹⁴ 7:33 But the Lord said to him, ‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.⁹⁵ 7:34 I have certainly seen the suffering⁹⁶ of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them.⁹⁷ Now⁹⁸ come, I will send you to Egypt.’⁹⁹ 7:35 This same¹⁰⁰ Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’¹⁰¹ God sent as both ruler and deliverer¹⁰² through the hand of the angel¹⁰³ who appeared to him in the bush.

Kisah Para Rasul 10:39-43

10:39 We¹⁰⁴ are witnesses of all the things he did both in Judea¹⁰⁵ and in Jerusalem.¹⁰⁶ They¹⁰⁷ killed him by hanging him on a tree,¹⁰⁸ 10:40 but¹⁰⁹ God raised him up on the third day and caused him to be seen,¹¹⁰ 10:41 not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen,¹¹¹ who ate and drank¹¹² with him after he rose from the dead. 10:42 He¹¹³ commanded us to preach to the people and to warn¹¹⁴ them¹¹⁵ that he is the one¹¹⁶ appointed¹¹⁷ by God as judge¹¹⁸ of the living and the dead. 10:43 About him all the prophets testify,¹¹⁹ that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins¹²⁰ through his name.”

Kisah Para Rasul 10:2

10:2 He¹²¹ was a devout, God-fearing man,¹²² as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people¹²³ and prayed to God regularly.

Kolose 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves¹²⁴ with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

Galatia 3:1

Justification by Law or by Faith?

3:1 You¹²⁵ foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell¹²⁶ on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed¹²⁷ as crucified!

Galatia 6:14

6:14 But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which¹²⁸ the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Efesus 3:8

3:8 To me – less than the least of all the saints¹²⁹ – this grace was given,¹³⁰ to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ

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