| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ge 20:11 | New American Standard Bible© | Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. |
| King James | 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. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| And Abraham said . . . I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place--From the horrible vices of Sodom he seems to have taken up the impression that all other cities of Canaan were equally corrupt. There might have been few or none who feared God, but what a sad thing when men of the world show a higher sense of honor and a greater abhorrence of crimes than a true worshipper! |