Genesis 18:19-25

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹ For I have ^[a](A)chosen him, so that he may ^(B)command his children and his household after him to ^(C)keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham ^(D)what He has spoken about him.” ²⁰ And the Lord said, “^(E)The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. ²¹ I will ^(F)go down now and see whether they have done entirely as the outcry, which has come to Me indicates; and if not, I will know.”

Abraham Appeals for Sodom

²² Then ^(G)the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before ^(H)the Lord. ²³ Abraham approached and said, “^(I)Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? ²⁴ Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not ^[b]spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it? ²⁵ Far be it from You to do ^[c]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 ^(J)the Judge of all the earth ^[d]deal justly?”