Verse 4

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 27:41 : 41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately,“The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!”
  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If anyone says“I love God” and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
  • Gen 49:23 : 23 The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.
  • 1 Sam 17:28 : 28 When David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said,“Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the wilderness? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! You have come down here to watch the battle!”
  • Ps 38:19 : 19 But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!
  • John 7:3-5 : 3 So Jesus’ brothers advised him,“Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing. 4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 (For not even his own brothers believed in him.)
  • John 15:18-19 : 18 The World’s Hatred“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness– the one who does not love his fellow Christian– is not of God.
  • Gen 4:5 : 5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.
  • 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The LORD said,“Go and anoint him. This is the one!” 13 So Samuel took the horn full of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.
  • Gen 37:5 : 5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.
  • Gen 37:11 : 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.
  • Gen 37:18-24 : 18 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. 19 They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams! 20 Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!” 21 When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying,“Let’s not take his life!” 22 Reuben continued,“Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”(Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.) 23 When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the cistern.(Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.)