Genesis 12:13
Say, I pray thee, that thou art my sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my life may be preserued by thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
14Nowe when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians behelde the woman: for she was very faire.
Cross References
Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. Then Abimelech King of Gerar sent and tooke Sarah.
Genesis 20:12Yet in very deede she is my sister: for she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she is my wife.
Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sonne of man, for there is none helpe in him.
Jeremiah 17:5Thus saith the Lord, Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arme, and withdraweth his heart from the Lord.
Matthew 26:69Peter sate without in the hall, and a maide came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Iesus of Galile:
Romans 3:6God forbid: els how shall God iudge ye world?
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 →