Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
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.
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 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar, 2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. 3 But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."
Cross References
Genesis 12:15
When Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. So Abram's wife was taken into the household of Pharaoh,
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 12:11-13
As he approached Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.
Genesis 20:12
What's more, she is indeed my sister, my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter. She became my wife.
Genesis 26:1
There was a famine in the land, subsequent to the earlier famine that occurred in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
Genesis 26:16
Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us and go elsewhere, for you have become much more powerful than we are."
2 Chronicles 19:2
the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!
2 Chronicles 20:37
Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, "Because you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will shatter what you have made." The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.
2 Chronicles 32:31
So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land, God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives.
Proverbs 24:16
Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
Galatians 2:11-12
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices