Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “
King James Version
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Holman Bible
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.”
International Standard Version
because Abraham kept saying about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister," King Abimelech of Gerar summoned them and took Sarah into his household.
A Conservative Version
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
American Standard Version
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Amplified
Abraham
Bible in Basic English
And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
Darby Translation
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will say as to Sarah his wife, This my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, will send and take Sarah.
King James 2000
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She [is] my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abraham said of Sara his wife, that she was his sister. Then Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and fetched Sara away.
NET Bible
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
New Heart English Bible
Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
The Emphasized Bible
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: My, sister, is she, - So Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Webster
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister: And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
World English Bible
Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.
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
Falsehood » Instances of » Abraham, in denying that sarah was his wife
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham And Abimelech
1
And Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned in Gerar.
2 Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “
Cross References
Genesis 12:15
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 26:7
And the men of that place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah because she was fair to look upon.
Genesis 12:11-13
And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt that he said unto Sarai, his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon;
Genesis 20:12
And yet indeed, she is also my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Genesis 26:1
And there was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech, king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.
Genesis 26:16
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us, for thou art become much mightier than we.
2 Chronicles 19:2
And Jehu, the son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him and said to king Jehoshaphat, Should thou help the ungodly and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, the wrath of the presence of the LORD shall be upon thee.
2 Chronicles 20:37
Then Eliezer, the son of Dodavah of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD shall destroy thy works. And the ships were broken, and they were not able to go to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 32:31
However, because of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked shall fall into evil.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For surely there is not a just man upon earth that in doing good does not sin.
Galatians 2:11-12
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face because he was to be blamed.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, leaving the lie, speak every man truth with his neighbour, for we are members one of another.
Colossians 3:9
Lie not one to another, putting off the old man with his deeds