Genesis 12:12
so that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘She is his wife’; and they will kill me, but let you live.
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In Context
11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “You are a beautiful woman;
Cross References
Genesis 26:7When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister”. He was afraid to say “my wife”. He thought that the men of the place would kill him for Rebekah, because she was beautiful to look at.
1 John 1:8If we say, “we have no sin,” then we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 12:11-14
Abram's Removal into Egypt. ( b. c. 1920.) 10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: 12 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. 13 Say, I pray thee,… Read the whole commentary →