Protestantism
English
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.
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.
I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming unto Me they have done completely--and if not--I know;'
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know [it].
I will goe downe nowe, and see whether they haue done altogether according to that crie which is come vnto me: and if not, that I may knowe.
I will go downe and see whether they haue done all to gedder acordynge to that crye which is come vnto me or not that I may knowe.
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which comes 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 to me; and if not, I will know.
I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.
I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
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.'
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.
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.
I will go down and I will see. Have they done altogether according to its cry of distress which has come to me? If not, I will know.”
I will go down and see if they have at all done according to the cry coming 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 has come to Me. And if not, I will know.
I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know."
I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know."
I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. 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.
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.
Let me go down, pray, and let me behold, whether according to their outcry which hath come in unto me, they have done altogether, And if not. I must know!
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come 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 has come unto me; and if not, I will know.
Catholicism
English
I will go down and see whether they have done according to the cry that is come to me; or whether it be not so, that I may know.
I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”12
- 18:21Scripture is explaining God’s actions in human terms, as a figure of speech, because it is difficult to describe or even imagine the fullness of Eternity and Knowledge found in God. Scripture is not saying that God could not know without going down to investigate.(Conte)
- 18:21I will go down, etc: The Lord here accommodates his discourse to the way of speaking and acting amongst men; for he knows all things, and needs not to go anywhere for information. Note here, that two of the three angels went away immediately for Sodom; whilst the third, who represented the Lord, remained with Abraham.(Challoner)