Genesis 20:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

Her husband is a prophet. Let her go back to him, and his prayers will save you from death. But if you don't return her, you and all your people will die.

Cross References

Job 42:8

So I want you to go over to Job and offer seven bulls and seven goats on an altar as a sacrifice to please me. After this, Job will pray, and I will agree not to punish you for your foolishness.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, “Tell everyone in Israel to meet together at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.”

Hebrews 13:4

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

2 Samuel 24:17

David saw the angel killing everyone and told the Lord, “These people are like sheep with me as their shepherd. I have sinned terribly, but they have done nothing wrong. Please, punish me and my family instead of them!”

1 Chronicles 16:22

and telling them, “Don't touch my chosen leaders or harm my prophets!”

2 Kings 5:11

But Naaman stormed off, grumbling, “Why couldn't he come out and talk to me? I thought for sure he would stand in front of me and pray to the Lord his God, then wave his hand over my skin and cure me.

1 John 5:16

Suppose you see one of our people commit a sin that isn't a deadly sin. You can pray, and this person will be given eternal life. But the sin must not be one that is deadly.

Hebrews 1:1

Long ago in many ways and at many times God's prophets spoke his message to our ancestors.

1 Corinthians 14:4

By speaking languages that others don't know, you help only yourself. But by prophesying you help everyone in the church.

Ezekiel 33:8

When I tell wicked people they will die because of their sins, you must warn them to turn from their sinful ways. But if you refuse to warn them, you are responsible for their death.

Ezekiel 3:18

When I tell wicked people they will die because of their sins, you must warn them to turn from their sinful ways so they won't be punished. If you refuse, you are responsible for their death.

Jeremiah 27:18

If I really had spoken to those prophets, they would know what I am going to do. Then they would be begging me not to let everything else be taken from the temple and the king's palace and the rest of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel were here, praying with you, I wouldn't change my mind. So send the people of Judah away.

Jeremiah 14:11

The Lord said, “Jeremiah, don't ask me to help these people.

Psalm 25:14

Our Lord, you are the friend of your worshipers, and you make an agreement with all of us.

Job 34:19

And God created us all; he has no favorites, whether rich or poor.

1 Kings 13:6

“Please pray to the Lord your God and ask him to heal my hand,” Jeroboam begged. The prophet prayed, and Jeroboam's hand was healed.

1 Samuel 12:23

I would be disobeying the Lord if I stopped praying for you! I will always teach you how to live right.

1 Samuel 12:19

They told Samuel, “Please, pray to the Lord your God for us! We don't want to die. We have sinned many times in the past, and we were very wrong to ask for a king.”

1 Samuel 7:8

“Don't stop praying!” they told Samuel. “Ask the Lord our God to rescue us.”

Leviticus 6:4

When this happens, you must return what doesn't belong to you

Exodus 18:17

Jethro replied: That isn't the best way to do it.

Exodus 7:1

The Lord said: I am going to let your brother Aaron speak for you. He will tell your message to the king, just as a prophet speaks my message to the people.

Genesis 12:17

Because of Sarai, the Lord struck the king and everyone in his palace with terrible diseases.

Genesis 12:15

The king's officials told him about her, and she was taken to his house.

Genesis 2:17

except the one that has the power to let you know the difference between right and wrong. If you eat any fruit from that tree, you will die before the day is over!”

Acts 8:24

Simon said, “Please pray to the Lord, so that what you said won't happen to me.”

Genesis 20:3

But God came to Abimelech in a dream and said, “You have taken a married woman into your home, and for this you will die!”

Genesis 20:8

Early the next morning Abimelech sent for his officials, and when he told them what had happened, they were frightened.

2 Chronicles 30:18

Most of the people that came from Ephraim, West Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not made themselves clean, but they ignored God's Law and ate the Passover lambs anyway. Hezekiah found out what they had done and prayed, “Lord God, these people are unclean according to the laws of holiness. But they are worshiping you, just as their ancestors did. So, please be kind and forgive them.”