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b'And Abraham came near and said, \\u201cWould You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it? Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?\\u201d So the Lord said, \\u201cIf I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.\\u201d Then Abraham answered and said, \\u201cIndeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?\\u201d So He said, \\u201cIf I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.\\u201d And he spoke to Him yet again and said, \\u201cSuppose there should be forty found there?\\u201d So He said, \\u201cI will not do it for the sake of forty.\\u201d Then he said, \\u201cLet not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?\\u201d So He said, \\u201cI will not do it if I find thirty there.\\u201d And he said, \\u201cIndeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?\\u201d So He said, \\u201cI will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.\\u201d Then he said, \\u201cLet not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?\\u201d And He said, \\u201cI will not destroy it for the sake of ten.\\u201d So the Lord went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.\\nGenesis 18:23\\u202d-\\u202c33 NKJV\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/support'