Genesis 39:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.”
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“One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and it cometh to pass about this day, that he goeth into the house to do his work, and there is none of the men of the house there in the house,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 39:11 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 24:15The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
- Proverbs 9:17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
- Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Ephesians 5:3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
- Ephesians 5:12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
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