Genesis 20:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.”
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“Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 20:2 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
- Genesis 12:13Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
- Genesis 12:15When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
- Genesis 20:12Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
- Genesis 26:1Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Genesis 26:7But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
- Genesis 26:16Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
- 2 Chronicles 20:37Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
- 2 Chronicles 32:31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
- Proverbs 6:29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
- Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- Galatians 2:11When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
- Ephesians 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
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