Genesis 12:12-13
12:12 When the Egyptians see you they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will keep you alive.
12:13 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.”
Genesis 12:18
12:18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, “What is this
you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
Genesis 12:20
12:20 Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram,
and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.
Genesis 20:9-13
20:9 Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom?
You have done things to me that should not be done!”
20:10 Then Abimelech asked
Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?”
20:11 Abraham replied, “Because I thought, ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
20:12 What’s more, she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.
20:13 When God made me wander from my father’s house, I told her, ‘This is what you can do to show your loyalty to me: Every place we go, say about me, “He is my brother.”’”
Joshua 24:2
24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the
Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors
lived beyond the Euphrates River,
including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped
other gods,
Joshua 24:1
Israel Renews its Commitment to the Lord
24:1 Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
Colossians 1:29
1:29 Toward this goal
I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully
works in me.
Colossians 4:7
Personal Greetings and Instructions
4:7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
Galatians 3:22
3:22 But the scripture imprisoned
everything and everyone
under sin so that the promise could be given – because of the faithfulness
of Jesus Christ – to those who believe.