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GENESIS
| THE MELCHIZEDEK BIBLE | KING JAMES VERSION |
| GENESIS 18 | GENESIS 18 |
| 1 Spirituality dawned upon Abraham's thought in the plains of Mamre as he was reposed receptive in an open frame of mind strengthened by the irradiance of Life. | And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
| 2 Lifting up to divine perception, he looked, and, lo, three men were in support of him^; and when he perceived them, he quickly met them with his thought open, submitting himself toward the underlying reality. | And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, |
| 3 He said to one of them, "My master, if now I have found favour in your sight, kindly do not pass your servant by; | And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
| 4 "Please allow some water to be fetched to cleanse your feet, refreshing yourselves and rest under this tree. | Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
| 5 "Also let me have something prepared to eat, so your hearts may be comforted; after that, now that you have come to your servant, you may continue on," and they replied, "So be it as you have said." | And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. |
| 6 At once Abraham hurried to Sarah in her tent and asked her, "Quickly take some fine flour and knead it to bake bread." | And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. |
| 7 Then Abraham ran to the herd and picked out a choice and tender calf for a servant to prepare it for them. | And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. |
| 8 With some curds and milk, he set the prepared calf before them. As they were eating, he stood by them under the tree. | And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. |
| 9 Then they asked him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" He replied, "She remains in the tent." | And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. |
| 10 Thereupon the master said, "I will certainly return to you according to the belief of life; and, lo, Sarah your wife will have a son." When Sarah discerned this concept at the threshold of her tent, her thinking was not equal to it. | And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. |
| 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well advanced in years, and it ceased to be with Sarah according to the manner of women who can bare children. | Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. |
| 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have this pleasure, my husband being old also?" | Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
| 13 And the master said unto Abraham, "Wherefore did Sarah laugh saying, 'Will I surely have a child in my advanced age?' | And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? |
| 14 "Is anything too hard for infinite Mind? At the time appointed I will return to you according to the period of gestation, when Sarah will have a son." | Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. |
| 15 But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh"; for she was afraid. Yet he said, "Nay; nevertheless, you did laugh." | Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
| 16 When the men rose up even higher from thence, they turned their attention to Sodom. Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. | And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
| 17 And the master thought, "Should I conceal from Abraham that thing which will be done, | And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; |
| 18 "Seeing that Abraham's understanding will lead to a great and mighty family, and all who represent this family in the earth will be blessed by it? | Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
| 19 "For I know him, that he will instruct his children and his household after him, and they will obey and keep the way of the Lord, doing according to the divine will, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham that which has been promised to him." | For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. |
| 20 And the master said, "Because the anguish of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; | And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
| 21 "I will go now to mediate, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is known to me, and if not I will know." | I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. |
| 22 Then the men turned their attention from thence, and directed it toward Sodom, but the master remained standing before Abraham. | And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
| 23 Drawing near, Abraham said, "Will the righteous also be destroyed with the wicked? | And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? |
| 24 "Perhaps there are fifty righteous ones within the city; will they also be destroyed and the place not be spared for the fifty righteous that are dwelling there? | Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? |
| 25 "That is far from Principle to do so - to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be treated like the wicked, that is far from Principle. Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?" | That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? |
| 26 The master replied, "If there are found in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then the entire place will be spared for their sakes." | And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. |
| 27 Abraham answered and said, "Behold now, I, which am but dust and ashes, have taken upon me to speak to the master of the Lord; | And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes: |
| 28 "Perhaps there will lack five of the fifty righteous; will all the city be destroyed for lack of five?" And he replied, "If forty five are found, it will not be destroyed." | Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. |
| 29 Abraham spoke to him yet again, asking, "Perhaps if forty righteous are found there?" The master responded, "It will not be destroyed for forty's sake." | And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. |
| 30 Then Abraham said to him, "Oh, let not the master of the Lord be displeased with me, and I will inquire once more: Perhaps if thirty are found there?" And he said, "It will not be done if thirty are found there." | And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
| 31 Again Abraham said, "Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the master of the Lord, perhaps if twenty are found there." And he replied, "It will not be destroyed for twenty's sake." | And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. |
| 32 And Abraham said, "Oh let not the master of the Lord be displeased, and I will speak to you but once more; perhaps if ten are to be found there." And he said, "It will not be destroyed for ten's sake." | And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. |
| 33 Then the master of the Lord continued on his way, as soon as he had quit communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place. | And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
| Footnotes Gen 18: (DOM BIBLE) | Footnotes Gen 18: (KING JAMES VERSION ) |
| v2 Heb 13:2 | ..... |
| v14 Lk 1:37 | ..... |
