Genesis 20:11
Genesis 20:11 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 20:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 20:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’
Genesis 20:11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.
Genesis 20:11 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 Then Abraham answered, “I thought no one in this place respected God and that someone would kill me to get Sarah.
Genesis 20:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 20:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 20:11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 Abraham said, “I thought that because there are no God-fearing people in this place, I’d be killed because of my wife.
Genesis 20:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 20:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
Genesis 20:11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place; they will kill me on account of the matter of my wife.
Genesis 20:11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There isn’t any respect for God in this place at all. They will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 20:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.