Genesis 12:13
Say, I beseech thee that my sister, art thou,—to the end it may be well with me for thy sake, so shall my soul be preserved alive because of thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: My, sister, is she,—So Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:12Moreover also, in truth, my sister daughter of my father, she is, only not daughter of my mother,—so she became my wife.
Psalms 146:3Do not ye trust in nobles, in a son of man who hath no deliverance:
Jeremiah 17:5Thus, saith Yahweh Accursed is the man—Who trusteth in a son of earth, And hath made flesh his arm,—And whose heart from Yahweh, turneth aside:
Matthew 26:69Now, Peter, was sitting without, in the court; and there came unto him a certain female servant, saying—Thou also, wast with Jesus, the Galilaean.
Romans 3:6Far be it! Else how shall God judge the 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 →