Genesis 20:7

New International Reader's Version

Now return the man’s wife to him. He is a prophet. So he will pray for you, and you will live. But what if you do not return her? Then you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:15

When Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So she was taken into his palace.

Genesis 12:17

But the Lord sent terrible sicknesses on Pharaoh and everyone in his palace. The Lord did it because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

Genesis 2:17

But you must not eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you do, you will certainly die.”

Genesis 20:18

The Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s house from having children. He had done it because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.

Genesis 20:3

So God appeared to Abimelek in a dream one night. He said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken. She is already married.”

Genesis 20:8

Early the next morning Abimelek sent for all his officials. When he told them everything that had happened, they were really afraid.

Genesis 23:6

“Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your wife in the best place we have to bury our dead. None of us will refuse to sell you a place to bury her.”

2 Samuel 24:17

David saw the angel who was striking down the people. David said to the Lord, “I’m the one who has sinned. I’m the one who has done what is wrong. I’m like a shepherd for these people. These people are like sheep. What have they done? Let your judgment be on me and my family.”

1 Kings 13:6

King Jeroboam spoke to the man of God. He said, “Pray to the Lord your God for me. Pray that my hand will be as good as new again.” So the man of God prayed to the Lord for the king. And the king’s hand became as good as new. It was just as healthy as it had been before.

2 Kings 5:11

But Naaman went away angry. He said, “I was sure Elisha would come out to me. I thought he would stand there and pray to the Lord his God. I thought he would wave his hand over my skin. Then I would be healed.

1 Chronicles 16:22

He said to them, “Do not touch my anointed ones. Do not harm my prophets.”

2 Chronicles 30:18

Many people came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun. Most of them hadn’t made themselves pure and “clean.” But they still ate the Passover meal. That was against what was written in the law. But Hezekiah prayed for them. He said, “The Lord is good. May he forgive everyone

Job 34:19

He doesn’t favor princes. He treats rich people and poor people the same. His hands created all of them.

Job 42:8

So now get seven bulls and seven rams. Go to my servant Job. Then sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you. And I will accept his prayer. I will not punish you for saying the foolish things you said. You have not said what is true about me, as my servant Job has.”

Psalm 25:14

The Lord shares his plans with those who have respect for him. He makes his covenant known to them.

Exodus 18:17

Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing isn’t good.

Exodus 4:16

He will speak to the people for you. He will be like your mouth. And you will be like God to him.

Exodus 7:1

Then the Lord said to Moses, “I have made you like God to Pharaoh. And your brother Aaron will be like a prophet to you.

Jeremiah 14:11

The Lord continued, “Do not pray that things will go well with them.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Suppose Moses and Samuel were standing in front of me. Even then my heart would not feel sorry for these people. Send them away from me! Let them go!

Jeremiah 27:18

If they are prophets and have received a message from me, let them pray to me. I am the Lord who rules over all. Those prophets should pray that what is still in Jerusalem will remain here. They should pray that the objects in my house and the king’s palace will not be taken to Babylon.

Ezekiel 3:18

Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure you will die.’ And you do not warn them. You do not try to get them to change their evil ways in order to save their life. Then that sinful person will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.

Ezekiel 33:8

Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure that you will die.’ And suppose you do not try to get them to change their ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.

Leviticus 6:4

When they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return what they stole. They must give back what they took by cheating their neighbors. They must return what their neighbors placed in their care. They must return the lost property they found.

Leviticus 6:7

The priest will sacrifice the ram to pay for their sin. He will do it in my sight. And they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”

Acts 8:24

Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me. Pray that nothing you have said will happen to me.”

1 Corinthians 14:4

Anyone who speaks in other languages builds up only themselves. But the person who prophesies builds up the church.

Hebrews 1:1

In the past, God spoke to our people through the prophets. He spoke at many times. He spoke in different ways.

Hebrews 13:4

All of you should honor marriage. You should keep the marriage bed pure. God will judge the person who commits adultery. He will judge everyone who commits sexual sins.

1 John 5:16

Suppose you see any brother or sister commit a sin. But this sin is not the kind that leads to death. Then you should pray, and God will give them life. I’m talking about someone whose sin does not lead to death. But there is a sin that does lead to death. I’m not saying you should pray about that sin.

1 Samuel 12:19

They said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for us. Pray that we won’t die because we asked for a king. That was an evil thing to do. We added it to all our other sins.”

1 Samuel 12:23

I would never sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I’ll teach you to live in a way that is good and right.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, “Gather all the Israelites together at Mizpah. I will pray to the Lord for you.”

1 Samuel 7:8

They said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying out to the Lord our God to help us. Keep praying that he’ll save us from the power of the Philistines.”