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Genesis 19:16

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And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
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  1. Romans 9:15–16Rank 1 from verse 16
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    15For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

    16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

  2. Titus 3:5Rank 2 from verse 16
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    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

  3. 1 Chronicles 16:34Rank 3 from verse 16
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    34O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

  4. 2 Corinthians 1:3Rank 4 from verse 16
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    3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

  5. 2 Peter 2:9Rank 5 from verse 16
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    9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  6. Deuteronomy 4:31Rank 6 from verse 16
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    31(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  7. Ephesians 2:4–5Rank 7 from verse 16
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

  8. Exodus 34:6Rank 8 from verse 16
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    6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

  9. Isaiah 63:9Rank 9 from verse 16
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    9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  10. John 6:44Rank 10 from verse 16
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    44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  11. Lamentations 3:22Rank 11 from verse 16
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    22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

  12. Luke 18:13Rank 12 from verse 16
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    13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

  13. Luke 6:35–36Rank 13 from verse 16
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    35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

    36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

  14. Micah 7:18–19Rank 14 from verse 16
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    18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

    19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

  15. Numbers 14:18Rank 15 from verse 16
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    18The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

  16. Psalms 103:13Rank 16 from verse 16
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    13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

  17. Psalms 103:8–10Rank 17 from verse 16
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    8The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

    9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

    10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

  18. Psalms 106:1Rank 18 from verse 16
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  19. Psalms 106:8Rank 19 from verse 16
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    8Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

  20. Psalms 107:1Rank 20 from verse 16
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    1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  21. Psalms 111:4Rank 21 from verse 16
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    4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

  22. Psalms 118:1Rank 22 from verse 16
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    1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

  23. Psalms 119:60Rank 23 from verse 16
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    60I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

  24. Psalms 136:1Rank 24 from verse 16
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    1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  25. Psalms 34:12Rank 25 from verse 16
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    12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

  26. Psalms 86:15Rank 26 from verse 16
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    15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

  27. Psalms 86:5Rank 27 from verse 16
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    5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

  28. Joshua 6:22Rank 28 from verse 16
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    22But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

  29. Romans 9:18Rank 29 from verse 16
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    18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

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Genesis 19:16

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19:15¶ And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

19:16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

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