Genesis 18:24

New American Bible - revised edition

Suppose there were fifty righteous people in the city; would you really sweep away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people within it?

Cross References

Genesis 18:23

Then Abraham drew near and said: “Will you really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

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! Should not the judge of all the world do what is just?”

Genesis 18:32

But he persisted: “Please, do not let my Lord be angry if I speak up this last time. What if ten are found there?” For the sake of the ten, he replied, I will not destroy it.

Job 35:8

Your wickedness affects only someone like yourself, and your justice, only a fellow human being.

Isaiah 1:9

If the Lord of hosts had not left us a small remnant, We would have become as Sodom, would have resembled Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 5:1

Roam the streets of Jerusalem, look about and observe, Search through her squares, to find even one Who acts justly and seeks honesty, and I will pardon her!

Acts 27:24

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You are destined to stand before Caesar; and behold, for your sake, God has granted safety to all who are sailing with you.’