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Genesis 18:24-28

Genesis 18:24

Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from You to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”

Genesis 18:26

So the Lord said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the entire place on their account.”

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham replied, “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am only dust and ashes.

Genesis 18:28

Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the entire city because of five?” And He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”