“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
- KJV And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
- NKJV And he said to him, “See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.
- NASB And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken.
- NLT “All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.
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Quick answer
The angel grants Lot's request and agrees to spare the little city.
Overview
God accommodates Lot's plea, sparing the town for his sake. This shows how God's mercy can extend even to a place through the presence of one he is rescuing. It echoes the earlier theme that the righteous may bring preservation to others.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Ps 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Job 42:8–9So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
- Ps 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- Luke 11:8I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
- Heb 2:17For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
- Gen 18:24What 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?
- Gen 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Gen 4:7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
- Heb 4:15–16For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- Matt 12:20A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
- Jer 14:10This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and call their sins to account.”
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