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Genesis 20:11

Genesis chapter 20 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

Context

v.10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

v.11This passage

v.12And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 36:1

    The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Genesis 22:12

    And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

  • Genesis 42:18

    And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

  • Nehemiah 5:15

    But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

  • Job 1:1

    There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

  • Proverbs 1:7

    The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.