Exodus 1:17

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But the nurses trusted God, so they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the baby boys live.

Cross References

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not you!

Luke 12:5

I will show you the one to fear. You should fear God, who has the power to kill you and also to throw you into hell. Yes, he is the one you should fear.

Matthew 10:28

“Don’t be afraid of people. They can kill the body, but they cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is God, the one who can send the body and the soul to be destroyed in hell.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now, what should we learn from everything that is written in this book? The most important thing a person can do is to respect God and obey his commands, because he knows about everything people do—even the secret things. He knows about all the good and all the bad, and he will judge people for everything they do.

Daniel 6:13

Then they said to the king, “That man Daniel is not paying any attention to you. He is one of the captives from Judah, and he is not paying attention to the law you signed. Daniel still prays to his God three times every day.”

Proverbs 16:6

Faithful love and loyalty will remove your guilt. Respect the Lord, and you will stay far away from evil.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

A sinner might do a hundred evil things and still live a long time. But I know that it is still better to obey and respect God.

Psalm 31:19

Lord, you have hidden away many wonderful things for your followers. You have done so many good things for those who trust in you. You have blessed them so that all the world can see.

Genesis 42:18

After three days Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man. Do this, and I will let you live.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim will be punished. He will be crushed and pressed like grapes, because he decided to follow filth.

Proverbs 8:13

To respect the Lord means to hate evil. I hate pride and boasting, evil lives and hurtful words.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors who ruled before me made life hard for the people. The governors forced everyone to pay 1 pound of silver. They also made the people give them food and wine. The leaders under these governors also ruled over the people and made life even harder. But I respected and feared God, so I didn’t do things like that.

Micah 6:16

This is because you obey the laws of Omri. You do all the evil things that Ahab’s family does. You follow their teachings, so I will let you be destroyed. People will whistle in amazement when they see your destroyed city. Then you will bear the shame that the other nations bring to you.”

Genesis 20:11

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

Exodus 1:18

The king of Egypt called for the nurses and asked them, “Why did you do this? Why did you let the baby boys live?”

1 Samuel 22:17

Then the king told the guards at his side, “Go and kill the priests of the Lord because they are on David’s side too. They knew he was running away, but they didn’t tell me.” The king’s officers refused to hurt the priests of the Lord.

2 Samuel 24:4

King David strongly commanded Joab and the other captains of the army to count the people. So they went out from the king to count the people of Israel.

Esther 3:3

Then the king’s leaders at the gate asked Mordecai, “Why don’t you obey the king’s command to bow down to Haman?”