Abraham replied, ‘I thought, “There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.”
Genesis 12:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the Egyptians see you, they will say, “This is his wife.” They will kill me but let you live. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So when the Egyptians see you, they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. American Standard Version (1901) and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Common English Bible When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife,’ and they will kill me but let you live. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'She is his wife.' And they will put me to death, and retain you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife. And they will kill me, and keep thee. |
Abraham replied, ‘I thought, “There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.”
When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, ‘She is my sister,’ for he was afraid to say ‘my wife’, thinking, ‘The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.’
The fear of mankind is a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected. ,
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
David said to himself, ‘One of these days I’ll be swept away by Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I’ll escape from him.’