"Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee."
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And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
And the men of the 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.
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.
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you."
say, I pray thee, thou `art' my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'