Genesis 12:12

New American Bible - revised edition

When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘She is his wife’; then they will kill me, but let you live.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham answered, “I thought there would be no fear of God in this place, and so they would kill me on account of my wife.

Genesis 26:7

When the men of the place asked questions about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” He was afraid that, if he called her his wife, the men of the place would kill him on account of Rebekah, since she was beautiful.

Matthew 10:28

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Proverbs 29:25

Fear of others becomes a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is safe.

1 Samuel 27:1

David said to himself: “I shall perish some day at the hand of Saul. I have no choice but to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up his continual search for me throughout the land of Israel, and I will be out of his reach.”