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Genesis 39:11Now 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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 37:28Ps 105:17Gen 37:25Gen 37:36Acts 7:9Gen 45:4
Genesis 39:22The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 18:14Ps 91:15Jer 15:20Gen 26:28Acts 7:9-10Gen 21:22Gen 26:24Isa 43:2Gen 39:21-22Gen 28:15
Genesis 39:33His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 1:31 Sam 18:142 Chr 26:5Gen 30:27Matt 5:16Gen 21:22Gen 26:28Phil 2:15-161 Chr 22:131 Cor 16:2
Genesis 39:44So 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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 39:21-22Acts 20:28Gen 19:19Gen 24:2Gen 39:8Prov 27:18Gen 18:3Gen 33:10Prov 16:7Prov 17:2
Genesis 39:55From 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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 30:272 Sam 6:11-12Acts 27:24Gen 12:2Ps 72:17Eph 1:3Ps 21:6Deut 28:3-6Gen 19:29
Genesis 39:66So 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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 16:12Gen 29:17Luke 19:17Prov 31:11Acts 7:20Gen 12:14-15Gen 39:23Gen 39:4Gen 39:8Gen 43:32
Genesis 39:77Soon after these things, his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me.”Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Pet 2:142 Sam 13:11Ezek 16:341 John 2:16Ezek 16:32Ezek 23:12-16Ezek 23:5-6Job 31:1Matt 5:28Ezek 16:25
Genesis 39:88But 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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 22:14Prov 23:26-28Prov 1:10Prov 7:5Prov 9:13-18Prov 18:24Prov 2:10Prov 5:3-8Prov 6:20-25Prov 6:29
Genesis 39:99There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 12:13Gen 20:6Gen 42:181 John 3:9Gal 5:19-21Luke 12:48Ps 51:41 Cor 4:21 Cor 6:9-102 Sam 11:27
Genesis 39:1010Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to go to bed with her.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 2:111 Cor 15:331 Cor 6:181 Thess 5:222 Tim 2:22Gen 39:8Prov 2:16Prov 1:15Prov 22:14Prov 23:27
Genesis 39:1111One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eph 5:12Eph 5:3Jer 23:24Job 24:15Mal 3:5Prov 9:17
Genesis 39:1212She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran outside.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Tim 2:22Prov 7:13-271 Pet 2:11Eccl 7:26Prov 5:8Prov 6:51 Cor 15:33Gen 39:10Gen 39:8Mark 14:51-52
Genesis 39:1313When she saw that he had left his outer garment in her hand and had run outside,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 39:1414she called for her household servants and said to them, “See, my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to go to bed with me, but I screamed loudly.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 2:201 Pet 3:14-181 Pet 4:14-19Gen 10:21Gen 14:13Gen 39:17Gen 39:7Gen 40:15Isa 51:7Isa 54:17
Genesis 39:1515When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside.”Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 39:1616So she laid his outer garment beside her until his master came home.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 37:32Jer 4:22Jer 9:3-5Ps 37:12Titus 3:3
Genesis 39:1717This is what she said to him: “That Hebrew slave you brought to us tried to humiliate me,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 23:11 Kgs 18:171 Kgs 21:9-13Exod 20:16Gen 39:14Matt 26:65Prov 12:19Prov 19:5Prov 19:9Ps 37:14
Genesis 39:1818but when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his outer garment and ran outside.”Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 39:1919When his master heard his wife say, “This is the way your slave treated me,” he became furious.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Thess 2:11Acts 25:16Gen 4:5-6Job 29:16Prov 18:17Prov 29:12Prov 6:34-35Song 8:7
Genesis 39:2020Joseph’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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 40:151 Pet 2:192 Tim 2:9Dan 3:21-22Gen 40:1-3Gen 41:9-14Isa 53:8Ps 105:18-19Ps 76:10
Genesis 39:2121But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 41:10Exod 3:211 Pet 3:17Acts 7:9-10Isa 43:21 Pet 4:14-16Dan 1:9Exod 11:3Exod 12:36Gen 21:22
Genesis 39:2222The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 39:4Gen 40:3-41 Sam 2:30Gen 39:6-7Gen 39:9Ps 37:11Ps 37:3
Genesis 39:2323The 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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 43:2Ps 1:3Gen 39:2-3Dan 6:221 Sam 2:30Gen 49:23-24Ps 37:3-11Gen 40:3-4
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