Genesis 12:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² The Egyptian men will see you. They will say, ‘This woman is his wife.’ Then they will kill me because they want you.

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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

Then Abraham said, “{I was afraid.} I thought no one in this place respected God. I thought someone would kill me to get Sarah.

Genesis 26:7

Isaac’s wife Rebekah was very beautiful. The men of that place asked Isaac about Rebekah. Isaac said, “She is my sister.” Isaac was afraid to tell them Rebekah was his wife. Isaac was afraid the men would kill him so that they could have her.

Proverbs 29:25

Fear is like a trap. But if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.

Matthew 10:28

Don’t be afraid of people. They can only kill the body. They cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the One (God) that can destroy the body and the soul. He can send the body and the soul to hell.

1 Samuel 27:1

But David thought to himself, “Saul will catch me some day. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel. That way I will escape from Saul.”