Holy Scripture

Genesis 19:3

A church father on this verse
“When he saw them resisting and bent on resting in the street (the angels did this out of a wish to reveal more clearly the just man's virtue and to teach us all the extent of his hospitality), then he in turn did not stop at making entreaty in words but also applied force. Hence Christ also said, "Men of violence seiz…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON GENESIS 43.12

Source: Septuagint

Original

3And he constrained them, and they turned aside to him, and they entered into his house, and he made a feast for them, and baked unleavened cakes for them, and they did eat.

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In context

1And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshiped with his face to the ground, and said,

2Lo! my lords, turn aside to the house of your servant, and rest from your journey, and wash your feet, and having risen early in the morning ye shall depart on your journey. And they said, Nay, but we will lodge in the street.

— Genesis 19:3 —

4But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.

5And they called out Lot, and said to him, Where are the men that went in to thee this night? bring them out to us that we may be with them.

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