Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
Genesis 12:12 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; then they will kill me, but they will let you live. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So when the Egyptians see you, they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. American Standard Version (1901) and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Common English Bible When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife,’ and they will kill me but let you live. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'She is his wife.' And they will put me to death, and retain you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife. And they will kill me, and keep thee. |
Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister”; for he was afraid to say, “My wife,” thinking, “or else the men of the place might kill me for the sake of Rebekah, because she is attractive in appearance.”
The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.
Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
David said in his heart, “I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”