Then Abraham approached the Lord and asked, “Lord, do you plan to destroy the good people while you are destroying the evil people?
Genesis 18:24 - Easy To Read Version What if there are 50 good people in that city? Will you still destroy the city? Surely you will save the city for the 50 good people living there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Suppose there are in the city fifty righteous; will You destroy the place and not spare it for [the sake of] the fifty righteous in it? American Standard Version (1901) Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? Common English Bible What if there are fifty innocent people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not save the place for the sake of the fifty innocent people in it? Catholic Public Domain Version If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If there be fifty just men in the city, shall they perish withal? And wilt thou not spare that place for the sake of the fifty just, if they be therein? |
Then Abraham approached the Lord and asked, “Lord, do you plan to destroy the good people while you are destroying the evil people?
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”
Then Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me, but let me bother you this one last time. If you find ten good people there, what will you do?”
Job, the good and bad things you do\par affect only other people like yourself.\par \{They do not help or hurt God.\}\par
\{This is true,\} but the Lord All-Powerful did allow a few people to continue living. We were not completely destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [6]}
The Lord says,\} “Walk the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and think about these things. Search the public squares of the city. See if you can find one good person, one person that does honest things, one that searches for the truth. If you find one good person, I will forgive Jerusalem!
God’s angel said, ‘Paul, don’t be afraid! You must stand before Caesar. {\cf2\super [515]} And God has given you this promise: He will save the lives of all those men sailing with you.’