23 Abraham stepped forward and said, "Will you really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 18:23 Ex 23:7; Nm 16:22; 2Sm 24:17; Ps 11:4–724 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away instead of sparing the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people who are in it? 25 You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just? " 18:25 Dt 1:16–17; 32:4; Jb 8:3,20; Ps 58:11; 94:2; Is 3:10–11; Rm 3:5–6
26 The Lord said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake." 18:26 Jr 5:1
32 Then he said, "Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak one more time. 18:32 Jdg 6:39 Suppose ten are found there? "
He answered, "I will not destroy it on account of ten." 33 When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he departed, and Abraham returned to his place.