Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
Genesis 42:18 - Y'all Version Bible Joseph said to them the third day, “Y’all do this, and y’all will live, for I fear God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joseph said to them on the third day, Do this and live! I reverence and fear God. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: Common English Bible On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I’m a God-fearing man. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, on the third day, he brought them out of prison, and he said: "Do as I have said, and you will live. For I fear God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live; for I fear God. |
Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
If y’all are honest men, then let one of y’all’s brothers be bound in y’all’s prison while the rest of y’all go and carry grain for the famine in y’all’s households.
But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.
Then I said, “What y’all are doing is not good. Shouldn’t y’all walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live.
Moreover you should select from all the people able men who fear God, men of truth who hate unjust gain. Appoint them as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Y’all must not wrong one another, but you are to fear your God, for I am YHWH y’all’s God.
He said, “In a certain town, there was a judge who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect humans.
For a time, he refused. But after a while, he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect humans,