Genesis 37:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.”
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“Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 37:18 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
- Genesis 50:15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”
- Genesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
- 1 Samuel 19:1Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
- Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Psalms 31:14But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
- Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Psalms 94:21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
- Psalms 105:25whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
- Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
- Mark 12:7But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
- Luke 20:14But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- John 11:53So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
- Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).