Genesis 39:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.

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  • 1 Sam 18:14 : 14 Now David achieved success in all he did, for the LORD was with him.
  • Gen 26:28 : 28 They replied,“We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you
  • Gen 21:22 : 22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham,“God is with you in all that you do.
  • Gen 26:24 : 24 The LORD appeared to him that night and said,“I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
  • 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 One of his attendants replied,“I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the LORD is with him.”
  • Gen 28:15 : 15 I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”
  • 1 Sam 18:28 : 28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
  • Jer 15:20 : 20 I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the LORD.
  • Acts 7:9-9 : 9 The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him, 10 and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
  • 1 Cor 7:20-24 : 20 Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called. 21 Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity. 22 For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men. 24 In whatever situation someone was called, brothers and sisters, let him remain in it with God.
  • Titus 2:9-9 : 9 Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.
  • Ps 46:7 : 7 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector!(Selah)
  • Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector!(Selah)
  • Ps 91:15 : 15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
  • Gen 39:21-22 : 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden. 22 The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.
  • 1 Sam 3:19 : 19 Samuel continued to grow, and the LORD was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.
  • Isa 43:2 : 2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
  • 1 Tim 6:1 : 1 Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.
  • Acts 8:31 : 31 The man replied,“How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
  • Matt 1:23 : 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! 10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 39:3-8
    6 verses
    91%

    3His master observed that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made everything he was doing successful.

    4So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned.

    5From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.

    6So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; he gave no thought to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and good-looking.

    7Soon after these things, his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said,“Come to bed with me.”

    8But he refused, saying to his master’s wife,“Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.

  • Gen 39:1
    85%

    1Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, purchased him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

  • Gen 39:19-23
    5 verses
    84%

    19When his master heard his wife say,“This is the way your slave treated me,” he became furious.

    20Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.

    21But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.

    22The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.

    23The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph’s care because the LORD was with him and whatever he was doing the LORD was making successful.

  • Gen 41:46
    77%

    46Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.

  • Acts 7:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

    10and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

  • Gen 41:41
    76%

    41“See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph,“I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”

  • Gen 37:36
    76%

    36Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

  • Gen 45:8
    76%

    8So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • Ps 105:17
    75%

    17He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant.

  • Gen 39:11
    75%

    11One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.

  • Gen 41:43-44
    2 verses
    75%

    43Pharaoh had him ride in the chariot used by his second-in-command, and they cried out before him,“Kneel down!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

    44Pharaoh also said to Joseph,“I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will move his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”

  • Gen 41:39
    74%

    39So Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!

  • Judg 1:22
    74%

    22Partial Success When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the LORD was with them.

  • Gen 40:3
    74%

    3so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

  • Gen 43:17
    74%

    17The man did just as Joseph said; he brought the men into Joseph’s house.

  • Gen 41:37
    73%

    37This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials.

  • Gen 45:16
    73%

    16Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh,“Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.

  • Gen 42:6
    73%

    6Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.