Genesis 18:17-23

17Then the Lord said, “Should I hide what I am about to do from Abraham?

18Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

19For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what he promised him.”

20Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.

21I will go down to see if what they have done justifies the cry that has come up to me. If not, I will find out.”

22The men turned from there and went toward Sodom while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.

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