Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Abide thou with me. Fear not, for he who seeks my life seeks thy life, for with me thou shall be in safeguard.

New American Standard Bible

Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life, for you are safe with me.”

King James Version

Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

Holman Bible

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for the one who wants to take my life wants to take your life. You will be safe with me.”

International Standard Version

Stay with me, and don't be afraid because the one who seeks my life, seeks your life. Indeed, you will be safe with me."

American Standard Version

Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

Amplified

Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life, but you are safe with me.”

Bible in Basic English

Keep here with me and have no fear; for he who has designs on my life has designs on yours: but with me you will be safe.

Darby Translation

Abide with me, fear not; for he that seeks my life seeks thy life; for with me thou art in safe keeping.

Julia Smith Translation

Dwell with me, thou shalt not fear: for who shall seek my soul will seek thy soul: for thou being watched with me.

King James 2000

Abide you with me, fear not: for he that seeks my life seeks your life: but with me you shall be safe.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Stay with me! Do not fear, because he who seeks my life seeks your life. You are in good care with me."

Modern King James verseion

Stay with me, and do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life. But you shall be in safekeeping with me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Abide with me and fear not: he that seeketh thy soul shall seek mine, and with me thou shalt be in safeguard."

NET Bible

Stay with me. Don't be afraid! Whoever seeks my life is seeking your life as well. You are secure with me."

New Heart English Bible

Stay with me, do not be afraid; for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For with me you shall be in safeguard."

The Emphasized Bible

Abide with me! do not fear, for, whoso seeketh my life, seeketh thy life, - for, in safeguard, shall thou be, with me.

Webster

Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

World English Bible

Stay with me, don't be afraid; for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For with me you shall be in safeguard."

Youngs Literal Translation

dwell with me; fear not; for he who seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for a charge art thou with me.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

thou with me, fear
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 334

my life
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

References

American

Context Readings

Saul Kills The Priests At Nob

22 And David said to Abiathar, I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have occasioned [the death] of all the persons of thy father's house. 23 Abide thou with me. Fear not, for he who seeks my life seeks thy life, for with me thou shall be in safeguard.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:26

And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Get thee to Anathoth, to thine own fields, for thou are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou bore the ark of lord LORD before David my father, and be

Matthew 24:9

Then they will deliver you up for tribulation, and will kill you, and ye will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

John 10:28-30

And I give them eternal life, and they will, no, not perish into the age, and not any will snatch them out of my hand.

John 15:20

Remember the word that I said to you, A bondman is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

John 16:2-3

They will make you excommunicated from the synagogues. But the hour comes that every man who kills you will presume to be offering service to God.

John 17:12

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. Whom thou gave to me, I kept, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of destruction, so that the scripture might be fulfilled.

John 18:9

so that the word that he spoke might be fulfilled, Of whom thou have given me, I lost, no, not one of them.

Hebrews 12:1-3

Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.

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