Genesis 19:1–11

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

19The two angels entered Sodom ^bin the evening as Lot was sitting at Sodom’s gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground ²and said, “My lords, turn aside to your servant’s house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and go on your way.”

“No,” they said. “We would rather spend the night in the square.” ³But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.

⁴Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, the whole population, surrounded the house. ⁵They called out to Lot and said, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them!” ^c

⁶Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him. ⁷He said, “Don’t do this evil, my brothers. ⁸Look, I’ve got two daughters who haven’t had sexual relations with a man. ^dI’ll bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want ^eto them. However, don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the protection of my roof.”

⁹“Get out of the way!” they said, adding, “This one came here as a foreigner, but he’s acting like a judge! ^fNow we’ll do more harm to you than to them.” They put pressure on Lot and came up to break down the door. ¹⁰But the angels ^greached out, brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. ¹¹They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with a blinding light so that they were unable to find the entrance. ^h