⁷ And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.

¹³ 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.

² And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

²⁵ The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

¹⁶ She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.

¹² And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

¹³ And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.

⁵ Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.

²⁸ And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

²⁵ Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;

⁹ Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,