Genesis 18:26
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Gen 18:19
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~"For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him."
Gen 18:20
Gen 18:21
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~"I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know."
Gen 18:22
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Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD.
Gen 18:23
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Abraham came near and said, "Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Gen 18:24
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~"Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep {it} away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?
Gen 18:25
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~"Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are {treated} alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?"
Gen 18:26
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So the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account."
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