Genesis 18:23

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 18:23

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Berean Standard Bible

Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

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WEB

World English Bible

Abraham came near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?

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Genesis 18

²¹ I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

²² And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

²³ Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

²⁴ What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

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! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

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