Genesis 12:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² When the Egyptians see you, they will say, “This is his wife.” They will kill me but let you live.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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

¹² 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)

¹² 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

¹² 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

¹² And when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'She is his wife.' And they will put me to death, and retain you.

Genesis 12:12 Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham replied, ‘I thought, “There is absolutely no fear of God in this place.  They will kill me because of my wife.”

Genesis 26:7

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.’

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of mankind is a snare, but the one who trusts in the  Lord is protected.  ,

Matthew 10:28

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.

1 Samuel 27:1

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.’