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Then the Lord said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
Genesis 18:20 In-Context
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Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
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For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
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Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
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that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”
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The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.