Genesis 18:22–33

²²And the men turned their faces from thence, ^aand went toward Sodom: but Abraham ^bstood yet before the Lord.

²³And Abraham ^cdrew near, and said, ^dWilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? ²⁴Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? ²⁵That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and ^ethat the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: ^fShall not the Judge of all the earth do right? ²⁶And the Lord said, ^gIf I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. ²⁷And Abraham answered and said, ^hBehold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but ⁱdust and ashes: ²⁸Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. ²⁹And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake. ³⁰And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. ³¹And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake. ³²And he said, ^kOh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake. ³³And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.