Parallel Verses
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 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."
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."
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.'
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 When the Egyptians see you they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will keep you alive. 13 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." 14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Cross References
Genesis 20:2
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
Genesis 26:7
When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife," for he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me to get Rebekah because she is very beautiful."
Genesis 20:5
Did Abraham not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 20:12-13
What's more, she is indeed my sister, my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter. She became my wife.
Psalm 146:3-5
Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!
Isaiah 57:11
Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.
Jeremiah 17:5-8
The Lord says, "I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord.
Ezekiel 18:4
Indeed! All lives are mine -- the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.
Matthew 26:69-75
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."
John 8:44
You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Romans 3:6-8
Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?
Romans 6:23
For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Galatians 2:12-13
Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.
Colossians 3:6
Because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.