Genesis 44:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household,“Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them,‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus said to them,“I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?”
  • Ps 109:5 : 5 They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
  • Deut 2:16 : 16 Instructions Concerning Ammon So it was that after all the military men had been eliminated from the community,
  • 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
  • 2 Chr 20:11 : 11 Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!

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  • Gen 44:5-7
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    5Doesn’t my master drink from this cup and use it for divination? You have done wrong!’”

    6When the man overtook them, he spoke these words to them.

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

  • Gen 44:1-3
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    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.

    3When morning came, the men and their donkeys were sent off.

  • Gen 44:15
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    15Joseph said to them,“What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”

  • Gen 37:17-18
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    17The man said,“They left this area, for I heard them say,‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

    18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

  • Gen 50:15
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    15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the harm we did to him?”

  • Gen 50:17
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    17‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.

  • Gen 43:17
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    17The man did just as Joseph said; he brought the men into Joseph’s house.

  • Gen 42:25
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    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.

  • Gen 45:4-5
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    4Joseph said to his brothers,“Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said,“I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

    5Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!

  • Gen 45:17
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    17Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!

  • Gen 43:15
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    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 50:20
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    20As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

  • Gen 42:14
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    14But Joseph told them,“It is just as I said to you: You are spies!

  • Gen 43:24
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    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 44:17
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    17But Joseph said,“Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

  • Gen 42:7
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    7When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked,“Where do you come from?” They answered,“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”

  • Gen 45:9
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    9Now go up to my father quickly and tell him,‘This is what your son Joseph says:“God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!