Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
Genesis 42:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joseph said to them on the third day, Do this and live! I reverence and fear God. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: Common English Bible On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I’m a God-fearing man. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, on the third day, he brought them out of prison, and he said: "Do as I have said, and you will live. For I fear God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live; for I fear God. |
Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
if you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here where you are imprisoned. The rest of you shall go and carry grain for the famine of your households
The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.
So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live.
You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
You shall not cheat one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people.
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone,