16. Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way.
17. “Should I hide my plan from Abraham?” the lord asked.
18. “For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
19. I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”
20. So the lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant.
21. I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”