Genesis 20:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹¹ Abraham replied, ‘I thought, “There is absolutely no fear of God in this place.  They will kill me because of my wife.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no reverence or fear of God at all in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Abraham said, “I thought to myself, No one reveres God here and they will kill me to get my wife.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Abraham responded: "I thought to myself, saying: Perhaps there is no fear of God in this place. And they will put me to death because of my wife.

Genesis 20:11 Cross References

Genesis 12:12

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

Genesis 20:10

Abimelech also asked Abraham, ‘What made you do this? ’

Genesis 20:12

Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.

Genesis 22:12

Then he said, ‘Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.’

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.’

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, ‘I fear God   #– #do this and you will live.

Nehemiah 5:15

The governors  who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as half a kilogram  of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn’t do this.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the country of Uz  named Job.  He was a man of complete integrity,  who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 28:28

He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the  Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 16:6

Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the  Lord.

Proverbs 2:5

then you will understand the fear of the  Lord and discover the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 8:13

To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

Romans 3:18

There is no fear of God before their eyes.   ,