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Genesis 20:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 20:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Then Abimelech summoned Abraham and told him, “What have you done to us? What did I do to you that you have subjected me and my kingdom to such a great sin? You have done things to me that you really should not have done.” 10 Then Abimelech asked Abraham, “What were you afraid of that you acted this way?”
11 Abraham answered, “I said to myself, ‘Certainly there will be no fear of God[a] in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
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- Genesis 20:11 Fear of God: a conventional phrase equivalent to “true religion.” “Fear” in this phrase has the sense of reverential trust in God that includes commitment to his revealed will (word).
