Genesis 39:20

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So Joseph's master took him and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and he remained there.

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  • Gen 40:15 : 15 For I was forcibly taken from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in this pit.
  • Gen 41:9-9 : 9 Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, 'Today, I remember my offenses.' 10 'Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard.' 11 'We both had dreams on the same night, each with its own meaning.' 12 'And there with us was a young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each of us the meaning of his dream.' 13 And just as he interpreted our dreams for us, so it came to be: I was restored to my position, and the other was hanged. 14 Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 When God rose up to judge, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
  • Ps 105:18-19 : 18 They afflicted his feet with shackles; his soul was laid in iron chains. 19 Until the time his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
  • Isa 53:8 : 8 By oppression and judgment, he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people, he was punished.
  • Dan 3:21-22 : 21 So the men were bound in their robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the midst of the blazing fiery furnace. 22 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames killed the soldiers who carried Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 For this gospel I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.
  • 1 Pet 2:19 : 19 For this is commendable: if someone endures grief, suffering unjustly because of their conscience toward God.
  • Gen 40:1-3 : 1 After these events, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh became angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. 3 He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

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  • Gen 40:1-5
    5 verses
    88%

    1After these events, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt.

    2Pharaoh became angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

    3He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

    4The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he attended to them. After some time, they were kept in custody.

    5Both of them—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

  • Gen 39:21-23
    3 verses
    85%

    21But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

    22The warden put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners, and he was responsible for whatever happened there.

    23The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him and gave him success in whatever he did.

  • Gen 39:19
    83%

    19When his master heard the story that his wife told him, saying, "This is how your servant treated me," his anger burned.

  • Gen 39:1-8
    8 verses
    80%

    1Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

    2The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the house of his Egyptian master.

    3His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did.

    4Joseph found favor in his master's eyes and became his personal servant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted everything he owned to his care.

    5From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

    6So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he paid no attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

    7After some time, his master's wife looked at Joseph with desire and said, "Sleep with me."

    8But Joseph refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

  • Gen 40:15
    77%

    15For I was forcibly taken from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in this pit.

  • Gen 41:10
    76%

    10'Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard.'

  • Gen 42:17
    74%

    17And he put them all into custody for three days.

  • Gen 39:11
    74%

    11One day, Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants was inside.

  • Jer 37:15
    74%

    15The officials were furious with Jeremiah, and they beat him and put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan the scribe, which had been made into a prison.

  • Jer 39:15
    73%

    15While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him saying,

  • Gen 37:36
    73%

    36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard.

  • Ps 105:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17He sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

    18They afflicted his feet with shackles; his soul was laid in iron chains.

  • Gen 41:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13And just as he interpreted our dreams for us, so it came to be: I was restored to my position, and the other was hanged.

    14Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.

  • Acts 7:10
    72%

    10God rescued him from all his troubles, and He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  • Gen 41:41-42
    2 verses
    72%

    41Pharaoh also said to Joseph, 'See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.'

    42Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's hand. He clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.

  • Gen 39:16
    72%

    16She kept his garment beside her until his master came home.