Genesis 12:12

Good News Translation

When the Egyptians see you, they will assume that you are my wife, and so they will kill me and let you live.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham answered, “I thought that there would be no one here who has reverence for God and that they would kill me to get my wife.

Genesis 26:7

When the men there asked about his wife, he said that she was his sister. He would not admit that she was his wife, because he was afraid that the men there would kill him to get Rebecca, who was very beautiful.

Proverbs 29:25

It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the Lord, you are safe.

Matthew 10:28

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

1 Samuel 27:1

David said to himself, “One of these days Saul will kill me. The best thing for me to do is to escape to Philistia. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel, and I will be safe.”