Genesis 43:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money– the full amount– in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.

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  • Gen 43:12 : 12 Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks– perhaps it was an oversight.
  • Gen 43:15 : 15 So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
  • Rom 12:17 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.
  • Rom 13:8 : 8 Exhortation to Love Neighbors Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said,“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
  • Heb 13:18 : 18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.
  • Gen 42:27-35 : 27 When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack. 28 He said to his brothers,“My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!” They were dismayed; they turned trembling to one another and said,“What in the world has God done to us?” 29 They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying, 30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land. 31 But we said to him,‘We are honest men; we are not spies! 32 We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.’ 33 “Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us,‘This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for your hungry households and go. 34 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.’” 35 When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 43:22-24
    3 verses
    89%

    22We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!”

    23“Everything is fine,” the man in charge of Joseph’s household told them.“Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

    24The servant in charge brought the men into Joseph’s house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave food to their donkeys.

  • Gen 42:25-29
    5 verses
    82%

    25Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. His orders were carried out.

    26So they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.

    27When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.

    28He said to his brothers,“My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!” They were dismayed; they turned trembling to one another and said,“What in the world has God done to us?”

    29They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,

  • Gen 44:7-9
    3 verses
    82%

    7They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

    8Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

    9If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves!”

  • Gen 43:17-20
    4 verses
    81%

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

    18But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph’s house. They said,“We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!”

    19So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

    20They said,“My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.

  • Gen 43:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks– perhaps it was an oversight.

    13Take your brother too, and go right away to the man.

  • Gen 42:33-35
    3 verses
    79%

    33“Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us,‘This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for your hungry households and go.

    34But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.’”

    35When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.

  • Gen 44:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1The Final Test He instructed the servant who was over his household,“Fill the sacks of the men with as much food as they can carry and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.

    2Then put my cup– the silver cup– in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the money for his grain.” He did as Joseph instructed.

  • Gen 44:11
    75%

    11So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

  • Gen 43:15
    74%

    15So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

  • Gen 43:7
    73%

    7They replied,“The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying,‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say,‘Bring your brother down’?”

  • Gen 44:24-26
    3 verses
    72%

    24When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

    25“Then our father said,‘Go back and buy us a little food.’

    26But we replied,‘We cannot go down there. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go, for we won’t be permitted to see the man’s face if our youngest brother is not with us.’

  • Gen 47:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14Joseph collected all the money that could be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan as payment for the grain they were buying. Then Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s palace.

    15When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said,“Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out?”

  • Gen 43:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them,“Return, buy us a little more food.”

    3But Judah said to him,“The man solemnly warned us,‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

    4If you send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you.

  • Gen 47:18
    71%

    18When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said to him,“We cannot hide from our lord that the money is used up and the livestock and the animals belong to our lord. Nothing remains before our lord except our bodies and our land.

  • Gen 43:10
    70%

    10But if we had not delayed, we could have traveled there and back twice by now!”

  • Gen 31:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15Hasn’t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!

    16Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”

  • Gen 42:21
    70%

    21They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”

  • Gen 42:31
    68%

    31But we said to him,‘We are honest men; we are not spies!

  • Gen 42:10
    68%

    10But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!

  • Gen 46:32
    68%

    32The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’