Genesis 37:4

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But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all of them, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.

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  • Gen 27:41 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates their brother or sister, they are a liar. For the one who does not love their brother or sister whom they have seen cannot love God whom they have not seen.
  • Gen 49:23 : 23 With bitterness, archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous.
  • 1 Sam 17:28 : 28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said, 'Why have you come down here? And who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your pride and the wickedness of your heart; you came down only to watch the battle.'
  • Ps 38:19 : 19 I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 I am tired of calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are worn out from looking for my God.
  • John 7:3-5 : 3 So His brothers said to Him, 'Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples also may see the works You are doing.' 4 'For no one does anything in secret while seeking to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, reveal Yourself to the world.' 5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.
  • John 15:18-19 : 18 If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. But you do not belong to the world, for I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But the one who hates their brother or sister is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: Anyone who does not practice righteousness and does not love their brother or sister is not of God.
  • Gen 4:5 : 5 But He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast.
  • 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; this is the one." 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.
  • Gen 37:5 : 5 One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
  • Gen 37:11 : 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
  • Gen 37:18-24 : 18 They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they conspired to kill him. 19 They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!" 20 Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams." 21 But Reuben heard this and tried to rescue him from their hands. He said, "Let us not take his life." 22 Reuben also said to them, "Do not shed any blood. Throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him." He said this intending to rescue him from their hands in order to return him to his father. 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.

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  • Gen 37:5-6
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    5One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

    6Joseph said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had.

  • Gen 37:2-3
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    83%

    2This is the account of Jacob: Joseph, a seventeen-year-old youth, was shepherding the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.

    3Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was the child of his old age, and he made him a robe of many colors.

  • Gen 37:8-12
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    82%

    8His brothers said to him, "Do you really think you will reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him even more for his dreams and his words.

    9Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, "Look, I had another dream, and this time the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

    10When he told the dream to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, asking, "What kind of dream is this that you have had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to the ground before you?"

    11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

    12Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.

  • Gen 37:17-20
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    17The man said, "They have moved on from here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.

    18They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they conspired to kill him.

    19They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!"

    20Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."

  • Gen 50:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, 'What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and repays us for all the evil we did to him?'

    16So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, 'Before he died, your father gave this command:

    17'This is what you are to say to Joseph: “Please forgive the transgressions of your brothers and their sin, for they treated you so badly.” Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants of the God of your father.' Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

  • Gen 37:23
    76%

    23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing.

  • Gen 42:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'

    8Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

  • Gen 37:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31Then they took Joseph's tunic, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

    32They sent the ornate tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Please examine it to see whether it is your son's tunic or not."

  • Gen 27:41
    74%

    41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'

  • Gen 37:27
    74%

    27Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed.

  • Gen 45:15-16
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    15Joseph kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward, his brothers talked with him.

    16The news reached Pharaoh' palace

  • Gen 45:3-4
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    73%

    3Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?' But his brothers could not answer him because they were so shocked and dismayed by his presence.

    4Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' They came closer, and he said, 'I am Joseph, your brother, the one you sold into Egypt.'

  • Gen 45:1
    72%

    1Joseph could no longer hold back his emotions in front of everyone standing near him, so he called out, 'Have everyone leave my presence!' No one remained with him when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers.

  • Acts 7:9
    72%

    9Because they were jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him.

  • Gen 48:17
    72%

    17When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

  • Gen 42:36
    72%

    36Their father Jacob said to them, 'You have deprived me of my children! Joseph is gone; Simeon is gone; and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!'

  • Gen 47:5
    72%

    5Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.'

  • Gen 42:23
    71%

    23They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

  • Gen 43:6
    71%

    6Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?”