Genesis 20:2

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Genesis 20:2

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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Bible References

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When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are.

When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say “my wife,” thinking, “The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.”

Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you formed an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord has broken up what you have made.” So the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.

When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.

Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

There is certainly no righteous man on the earth
who does good and never sins.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.

Since you put away lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor,

because we are members of one another.

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self

with its practices