Exodus 1:17 KJV
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Exodus 1:17, King James Version
In context
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
Cross-references
- Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Exodus 1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
- Luke 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
- Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.