Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

<p class="bodytext">Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, &#8220;Lord,<n id="1" /> would you really slaughter an innocent nation?<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">This is the account of Noah.<n id="1" />p> <p class="bodytext">Noah was a godly man; he was blameless<n id="2" />p> <p class="bodytext">among his contemporaries.<n id="3" /> He<n id="4" /> walked with<n id="5" /> God.

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> said to Noah, &#8220;Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation.<n id="1" />

Far be it from you to do such a thing &#8211; to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge<n id="1" /> of the whole earth do what is right?&#8221;<n id="2" />p>