2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
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Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. …
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)Observe here, 1. There was but one good man in Sodom, and these heavenly messengers soon found him out. Wherever we are, we should enquire out those of the place that live in the fear of God, and should choose to associate ourselves with them. Matt. 10:11; Enquire who is worthy, and there abide . Those of the same country, when they are in a foreign country, love to be together. 2. Lot sufficientl…
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