Genesis 18:26

The Passion Translation

And Yahweh said, “Alright. If I find fifty righteous in Sodom, I will spare the whole city for their sake.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:17

As they walked, Yahweh said, “Should I really hide from Abraham what I intend to do?

Isaiah 10:22

Though your people Israel were as many as the sand on the seashore, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, and it will be overflowing with righteousness.

Isaiah 6:13

Yet if even a tenth remains there, it will be burned again. It will be like a fallen oak or terebinth tree when it is felled; the stump still lives to grow again.” Now, the “stump” is the holy seed.

Isaiah 65:8

Here is what Yahweh says: “As new wine is found in the cluster, and someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’ that’s what I will do for my servants’ sake. I will not destroy them all.

Jeremiah 5:1

“Roam the streets of Jerusalem; search her streets and public squares, and note what you see. See if you can find even one person who pursues justice. If you find even one acting with integrity, I will surely spare Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 22:30

“I searched for someone who would repair the wall, one who fills the gap, an intercessor to cry out for mercy, but I found no one. There was no one found who would keep my justice from destroying the nation.

Matthew 24:22

But because of his love for those chosen to be his, he will shorten that time of trouble.