Genesis 42:18
And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
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- Lev 25:43 : 43 Do not be a hard master to him, but have the fear of God before you.
- Neh 5:15 : 15 But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
- Gen 20:11 : 11 And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
- Luke 18:2 : 2 Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
- Luke 18:4 : 4 And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
- Neh 5:9 : 9 And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?
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- Gen 42:14-174 verses83%
14And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
15But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.
16Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
17So he put them in prison for three days.
- Gen 42:19-202 verses80%
19If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
20And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.
- Gen 50:17-193 verses78%
17You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.
18Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.
19And Joseph said, Have no fear: am I in the place of God?
- Gen 45:3-53 verses73%
3And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.
4Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.
5Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.
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18Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days;
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15And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?
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21So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.
- Gen 43:17-182 verses72%
17Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.
18So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,
- Gen 42:2-32 verses72%
2And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
3So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.
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33And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
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28And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?
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17And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;
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3And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:
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24Then Joseph said to his brothers, The time of my death has come; but God will keep you in mind and take you out of this land into the land which he gave by his oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.
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17But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.
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7And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
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12Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;
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6Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
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40So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathers.
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35And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
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9And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, a worshipper of the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.
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25Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
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55And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.