Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place; and they will kill me for the sake of my wife.
Genesis 12:12 - 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. 更多版本King 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. English Standard Version 2016 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. |
Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place; and they will kill me for the sake of my wife.
And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister. For he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would like him because of her beauty.
He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.
And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell.
And David said in his heart: I shall one day or other fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands.