Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'
New American Standard Bible
Please say that you are
King James Version
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Holman Bible
Please say you’re my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account.”
International Standard Version
Please say that you are my sister, so things will go well for me for your sake. That way, you'll be saving my life."
A Conservative Version
Say, I pray thee, thou are my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
American Standard Version
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
Amplified
Please tell them that you are
Bible in Basic English
Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.
Darby Translation
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Say, now, thou my sister, that it shall be well to me because of thee, and my soul shall live by means of thee.
King James 2000
Say, I pray you, that you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Please say you are my sister so that it will go well for me on your account. {Then I will live} on account of you."
Modern King James verseion
I pray you, say that you are my sister, so that it may be well with me for your sake. And my soul shall live because of you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Say, I pray thee therefore, that thou art my sister; that I may fare the better by reason of thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake."
NET Bible
So tell them you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared on account of you."
New Heart English Bible
Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you."
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
World English Bible
Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you."
Themes
Cowardice » Instances of » Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
Deception » Religious persons guilty of
Deception » Instances of » Abraham, in stating that sarah was his sister
Egyptians » Hospitality of, to abraham
Falsehood » Instances of » Abraham, in denying that sarah was his wife
Ignorance » Instances of punishment of sins of » Pharaoh
Marriage » Consanguinous, abraham and sarah
Sarah » Also called sarai » Near of kin to abraham
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » Temptation to deceit, examples of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 12:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram In Egypt
12 and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, 'This is his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive: 13 say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.' 14 And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she is exceeding fair;
Cross References
Genesis 20:2
and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.
Genesis 26:7
and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, 'She is my sister:' for he hath been afraid to say, 'My wife -- lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she is of good appearance.'
Genesis 20:5
hath not he himself said to me, She is my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram's wife is Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife is Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah.
Genesis 20:12-13
and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;
Psalm 146:3-5
Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.
Isaiah 57:11
And of whom hast thou been afraid, and fearest, That thou liest, and Me hast not remembered? Thou hast not laid it to thy heart, Am not I silent, even from of old? And Me thou fearest not?
Jeremiah 17:5-8
Thus said Jehovah: Cursed is the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth.
Ezekiel 18:4
Lo, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son -- they are Mine, The soul that is sinning -- it doth die.
Matthew 26:69-75
And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'
John 8:44
Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.
Romans 3:6-8
let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
Romans 6:23
for the wages of the sin is death, and the gift of God is life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Galatians 2:12-13
for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,
Colossians 3:6
because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,