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No one should ever do what you have done to me. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/genesis/20-9.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/genesis/20-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/genesis/20-9.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/genesis/1.htm">Genesis</a> > <a href="/gntd/genesis/20.htm">Chapter 20</a> > Verse 9</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/20-8.htm" title="Genesis 20:8">◄</a> Genesis 20:9 <a href="../genesis/20-10.htm" title="Genesis 20:10">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/genesis/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/genesis/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, "What have you done to us? What wrong have I done to you to make you bring this disaster on me and my kingdom? No one should ever do what you have done to me. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that ought not to be done.”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/genesis/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abimelech then called in Abraham and said: Look what you've done to us! What have I ever done to you? Why did you make me and my nation guilty of such a terrible sin? <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him: “What have you done to us! What wrong did I do to you that you would have brought such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have treated me in an intolerable way.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/genesis/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Abimelech called also for Abraham, and said to him: What hast thou done to us? what have we offended thee in, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done to us what thou oughtest not to do.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And Abimelech called also for Abraham, and said to him: What hast thou done to us? what have we offended thee in, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done to us what thou oughtest not to do.</p><p class="hdg">What hast.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/12-18.htm">Genesis 12:18</a> And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/26-10.htm">Genesis 26:10</a> And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin. And he commanded all the people, saying:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../exodus/32-21.htm">Exodus 32:21,35</a> And he said to Aaron: What has this people done to thee, that thou shouldst bring upon them a most heinous sin? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a> Where Joshua said: Because thou hast troubled us, the Lord trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him: and all things that were his, were consumed with fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_samuel/26-18.htm">1 Samuel 26:18,19</a> And he said: Wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? What have I done? or what evil is there in my hand? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/28-10.htm">Proverbs 28:10</a> He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.</p><p class="hdg">a great.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/38-24.htm">Genesis 38:24</a> And behold, after three months, they told Juda, saying: Thamar, thy daughter-in-law, hath played the harlot, and she appeareth to have a big belly. And Juda said: Bring her out that she may be burnt.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/39-9.htm">Genesis 39:9</a> Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a> If any man commit adultery with the wife of another, and defile his neighbour's wife: let them be put to death, both the adulterer and the adulteress.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/12-5.htm">2 Samuel 12:5,10,11</a> And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../romans/2-11.htm">Romans 2:11</a> For there is no respect of persons with God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a> Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge.</p><p class="hdg">ought.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/34-7.htm">Genesis 34:7</a> Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob's daughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/13-12.htm">2 Samuel 13:12</a> She answered him: Do not so, my brother, do not force me: for no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../titus/1-11.htm">Titus 1:11</a> Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/genesis/20.htm">Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>And Abimelech forthwith rising up in the night, called all his servants: and spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were exceedingly afraid. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl">And Abimelech called also for Abraham, and said to him: What hast thou done to us? what have we offended thee in, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done to us what thou oughtest not to do.</span><span class="reftext">10</span>And again he expostulated with him, and said: What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/12-18.htm">Genesis 12:18</a></span><br />And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/20-8.htm">Genesis 20:8</a></span><br />And Abimelech forthwith rising up in the night, called all his servants: and spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were exceedingly afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/20-10.htm">Genesis 20:10</a></span><br />And again he expostulated with him, and said: What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/26-10.htm">Genesis 26:10</a></span><br />And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin. And he commanded all the people, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/29-25.htm">Genesis 29:25</a></span><br />And he said to his father-in-law: What is it that thou didst mean to do? did not I serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/39-9.htm">Genesis 39:9</a></span><br />Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/genesis/20-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/genesis/10-10.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-29.htm">Offended</a> <a href="/jude/1-17.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/genesis/16-5.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/philemon/1-18.htm">Wronged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/20-10.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/genesis/20-10.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/genesis/20-10.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">Offended</a> <a href="/genesis/26-28.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/genesis/20-16.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Wronged</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: a Abimelech Abraham against and be brought called done great guilt have him How I in kingdom me my not on ought said should sin sinned such that Then things to upon us What wronged you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/genesis/20-9.htm">OT Law: Genesis 20:9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said (Gen. 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