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Bible Verses About Lot And Sodom

Early Christians taught that Lot was saved because God judged Sodom for real sin, especially sexual evil and deep wickedness, and that Sodom became a warning for later generations. Major witnesses like Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Novatian, Tertullian, and the Apostolic Constitutions all repeat this basic reading. Many of them also say Lot was rescued because of his hospitality, godliness, or righteousness, while Lot’s wife became a warning because she turned back.

The evidence is broad and consistent on Sodom as a picture of divine judgment, though some writers also use the story for extra themes such as Christ’s judgment, Trinity readings, or moral teaching about lust.

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And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

Bible passage for righteous Lot delivered from oppression

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

Direct passage on fire and brimstone after Lot left

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

Bible passage for God sending Lot out of the overthrow

Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Direct Genesis passage of the angels arriving in Sodom

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Direct Bible passage on sexual immorality and eternal fire

And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

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Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Direct passage on Sodom in the day of judgment

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

Direct Bible passage for the underlying verse

As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

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And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

Direct passage on Sodom as an example for the ungodly

And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

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And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

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And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Genesis passage that Lot was dwelling in Sodom