25 Be it far from thee from doing this thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be even as the wicked, be it far from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the world [a]do right?

26 And the Lord answered, If I shall find in Sodom [b]fifty righteous within the city, then will I spare all the place for their sakes.

27 Then Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have begun to speak unto my Lord, and I am [c]but dust and ashes,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:25 Hebrew, do judgment.
  2. Genesis 18:26 God declareth that his judgments were done with great mercy, forasmuch as all were so corrupt, that not only fifty but ten righteous men could not be found there, and also that the wicked are spared for the righteous’ sake.
  3. Genesis 18:27 Hereby we learn, that the nearer we approach unto God, the more doth our miserable estate appear, and the more are we humbled.

25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(A)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(B) and the wicked alike.(C) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(D) of all the earth do right?”(E)

26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(F)

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(G)

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