Bede : Indeed, when they [the men of Sodom] were raging to commit such a crime, Lot says among other things: "I have two daughters who have not yet known a man. I will bring them out to you, and you may abuse them as it pleases you, provided that you do nothing evil to these men." Because he wanted to offer his daughters as a form of compensation so that his male guests would not suffer such an outrage from the Sodomites, it is rightly questioned whether such a compensation of crimes or any sins should be admitted, that we might do something evil in order to prevent another from doing a greater evil, or whether it should rather be attributed to the disturbance of Lot's mind rather than his intention, since he said this; indeed, this compensation is most perilously admitted; but if it is attributed to human disturbance and a mind disturbed by such great evil, it should in no way be imitated. — Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron) Philoxenus of Mabbug : Now this is the first lust which conquered the world, and because of it the first transgression of the law took place. It brought the Sodomites unto the work of impurity. For the lust of the belly is the captain of the host of the left side, and to it are fettered all the hosts of sin, and as captains of hosts go forth to war at the head of their companies against the enemy, even so also doth it, as the captain of the host of all wickedness, go forth to war against that which is good. — 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 11 -- On Abstinence Augustine of Hippo : CONDUCT OF LOT TO THE SODOMITES. — Lot says to the Sodomites, " But I have two daughters, who have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and use them as it may please you, only do not injury to these men . He wished, in giving up his daughters, to obtain in return that his guests should not suffer such an outrage on the part of the Sodomites. In this respect, the question arises as to whether a change of dishonest acts or any sin can be admitted, so that we do one bad thing so that another does not do a greater evil; or rather this should be attributed to fear, and not to clear thinking, that Lot said that. And truly this was dangerous exchange. Now, if it is attributed to a human disturbance and to a mind impressed by such great wickedness, it is not to be followed as an example. [ — QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 41 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)