Gen 18:28, Mal 3:18, 2Pe 2:9 | ESV | STEP | Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking . Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five ? And he said , I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there .

Genesis 18:28

28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

Malachi 3:18

18 Then once more you shall ^asee the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

2 Peter 2:9

9 then ^bthe Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, ^{▼▼Or temptations} and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,