And Lot went out and entreated his children. He repeated the words of the angel: “Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city.” But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one who mocked; for they had lived so long in Sodom that they had become partakers of the sins of the people. And the daughters were influenced by their husbands to believe that their father was mad. They were well enough off where they were. They were rich and had great possessions; and they could not believe it possible that beautiful Sodom, a rich and fertile country, would be destroyed by the wrath of a sin-avenging God. {4T 110.4}

Og Lot gik ud og bad sine børn indtrængende og sagde, idet han gentog englenes ord: »Stå op, gå bort herfra, thi Herren vil ødelægge byen!« Men for svigersønnerne var han som en der drev spøg med dem; for de havde levet så længe i Sodoma at de tog del i folks syndere. Og døtrene blev påvirket af deres mænd til at tro (111) ad deres far var blevet vanvittig. De var langt borte, hvor de var. De var rige og havde mange besiddelser; og de kunne ikke tro at det var muligt at det skønne Sodoma, et rigt og frugtbart land, ville ødelægges af en syndshævnende Guds vrede.