21 "I will ago down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know."

22 Then athe men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before bthe Lord.

23 Abraham came near and said, "aWill You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

24 "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?

25 "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 athe Judge of all the earth deal justly?"