That's Right Not Even Ten Pastor James The Bible, in the book of Genesis, describes God agreeing not to destroy the city of Sodom if "ten righteous" people could be found there. The relevant passage is Genesis 18:32, where Abraham is interceding on behalf of the city of Sodom. After successfully negotiating with God from fifty righteous people down to twenty, he makes his final plea: "And he said, Oh 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". Ultimately, not even ten righteous people were found in the city, which confirmed its profound wickedness, and the city was destroyed as God had planned. This narrative highlights God's mercy (that He would spare an entire city for the sake of a few) and His justice (judgment falls where no righteousness is found God Loves You So Do I