Genesis 42:36 Their father said to them, “You’re taking everything I’ve got! Joseph’s gone, Simeon’s gone, and now you want to take Benjamin. If you have your way, I’ll be...

42:36 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - Their father said to them, “You’re taking everything I’ve got! Joseph’s gone, Simeon’s gone, and now you want to take Benjamin. If you have your way, I’ll be left with nothing.”
新标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
当代译本 - 他们的父亲雅各说：“你们使我连连失去儿子，约瑟没了，西缅没了，你们还要带走便雅悯！灾祸都落在了我头上！”
圣经新译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们总是使我丧失儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们还要把便雅悯带走；每一件事都是针对我。”
中文标准译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失了儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了；你们又要把便雅悯带走，这一切都是冲着我来的！”
现代标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子，约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去，这些事都归到我身上了！”
和合本（拼音版） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
New International Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
New International Reader's Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have taken my children away from me. Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
English Standard Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”
New Living Translation - Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!”
Christian Standard Bible - Their father Jacob said to them, “It’s me that you make childless. Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”
New American Standard Bible - And their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin; all these things are against me.”
New King James Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me.”
Amplified Bible - Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me [by causing the loss] of my children. Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin [from me]. All these things are [working] against me.”
American Standard Version - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
King James Version - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
New English Translation - Their father Jacob said to them, “You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”
World English Bible - Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”
新標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去；這些事都歸到我身上了。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
當代譯本 - 他們的父親雅各說：「你們使我連連失去兒子，約瑟沒了，西緬沒了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！災禍都落在了我頭上！」
聖經新譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：“你們總是使我喪失兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們還要把便雅憫帶走；每一件事都是針對我。”
呂振中譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：『你們逕使我喪失兒子；約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶走：這些事都落到我身上來了。』
中文標準譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失了兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了；你們又要把便雅憫帶走，這一切都是衝著我來的！」
現代標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子，約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去，這些事都歸到我身上了！」
文理和合譯本 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆有害於我、
文理委辦譯本 - 雅各謂眾子曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西面亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆害及我身。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫去、此皆害及我身、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Entonces Jacob, su padre, les dijo: —¡Ustedes me van a dejar sin hijos! José ya no está con nosotros, Simeón tampoco está aquí, ¡y ahora se quieren llevar a Benjamín! ¡Todo esto me perjudica!
현대인의 성경 - 이때 야곱이 그들에게 말하였다. “너희가 내 자식들을 잃게 하는구나! 요셉도 없어지고 시므온도 없어졌는데 너희가 이제 베냐민까지 빼앗아 가려고 하니 모든 일이 다 나를 괴롭게만 하는구나.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Иаков сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Иосифа больше нет, и Симеона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Все обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jacob leur dit : Vous me privez de mes enfants : Joseph n’est plus ; Siméon a disparu et vous voulez encore me prendre Benjamin ! C’est sur moi que tout cela retombe !
リビングバイブル - しばらくしてヤコブが叫びました。「おまえたちのおかげで、私は子どもをなくしてしまった。ヨセフは出かけたまま戻らず、シメオンも捕らえられてしまった。今度はベニヤミンを連れて行きたいだと？　私をどれだけ苦しめれば気がすむのだ！」
Nova Versão Internacional - E disse-lhes seu pai Jacó: “Vocês estão tirando meus filhos de mim! Já fiquei sem José, agora sem Simeão e ainda querem levar Benjamim. Tudo está contra mim!”
Hoffnung für alle - »Ihr raubt mir meine Kinder!«, rief Jakob verzweifelt. »Josef lebt nicht mehr, Simeon ist zurückgeblieben, und Benjamin wollt ihr mir auch noch nehmen! Nichts bleibt mir erspart!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Gia-cốp than trách: “Chúng mày làm mất con tao—Giô-sép và Si-mê-ôn—bây giờ còn muốn đem Bên-gia-min đi nữa. Sao tao khổ quá thế này!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ยาโคบบิดาของพวกเขาพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าช่างพรากพ่อพรากลูกเสียจริงๆ โยเซฟก็จากไปแล้ว สิเมโอนก็จากไปแล้ว ตอนนี้พวกเจ้ายังจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก ข้าก็รับกรรมแต่เพียงคนเดียว!”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ยาโคบบิดาของเขาจึงพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าพรากลูกๆ ไปจากพ่อ โยเซฟไม่อยู่แล้ว และสิเมโอนก็ไม่อยู่แล้ว มาบัดนี้เจ้าจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก พ่อเองที่เป็นทุกข์”

交叉引用

Psalms 34:19 - Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time.
1 Samuel 27:1 - David thought to himself, “Sooner or later, Saul’s going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I’ll be out of his reach for good.”
Genesis 37:21 - Reuben heard the brothers talking and intervened to save him, “We’re not going to kill him. No murder. Go ahead and throw him in this cistern out here in the wild, but don’t hurt him.” Reuben planned to go back later and get him out and take him back to his father.
Genesis 37:23 - When Joseph reached his brothers, they ripped off the fancy coat he was wearing, grabbed him, and threw him into a cistern. The cistern was dry; there wasn’t any water in it.
Genesis 37:25 - Then they sat down to eat their supper. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites on their way from Gilead, their camels loaded with spices, ointments, and perfumes to sell in Egypt. Judah said, “Brothers, what are we going to get out of killing our brother and concealing the evidence? Let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not kill him—he is, after all, our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.
Genesis 37:28 - By that time the Midianite traders were passing by. His brothers pulled Joseph out of the cistern and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites who took Joseph with them down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:29 - Later Reuben came back and went to the cistern—no Joseph! He ripped his clothes in despair. Beside himself, he went to his brothers. “The boy’s gone! What am I going to do!”
Genesis 37:31 - They took Joseph’s coat, butchered a goat, and dipped the coat in the blood. They took the fancy coat back to their father and said, “We found this. Look it over—do you think this is your son’s coat?”
Genesis 37:33 - He recognized it at once. “My son’s coat—a wild animal has eaten him. Joseph torn limb from limb!”
Genesis 37:34 - Jacob tore his clothes in grief, dressed in rough burlap, and mourned his son a long, long time. His sons and daughters tried to comfort him but he refused their comfort. “I’ll go to the grave mourning my son.” Oh, how his father wept for him.
Isaiah 41:14 - “Do you feel like a lowly worm, Jacob? Don’t be afraid. Feel like a fragile insect, Israel? I’ll help you. I, God, want to reassure you. The God who buys you back, The Holy of Israel. I’m transforming you from worm to harrow, from insect to iron. As a sharp-toothed harrow you’ll smooth out the mountains, turn those tough old hills into loamy soil. You’ll open the rough ground to the weather, to the blasts of sun and wind and rain. But you’ll be confident and exuberant, expansive in The Holy of Israel!
Romans 8:31 - So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
James 5:7 - Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master’s Arrival. You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work. Be patient like that. Stay steady and strong. The Master could arrive at any time.
James 5:9 - Friends, don’t complain about each other. A far greater complaint could be lodged against you, you know. The Judge is standing just around the corner.
James 5:10 - Take the old prophets as your mentors. They put up with anything, went through everything, and never once quit, all the time honoring God. What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You’ve heard, of course, of Job’s staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That’s because God cares, cares right down to the last detail.
Job 7:7 - “God, don’t forget that I’m only a wisp of air! These eyes have had their last look at goodness. And your eyes have seen the last of me; even while you’re looking, there’ll be nothing left to look at. When a cloud evaporates, it’s gone for good; those who go to the grave never come back. They don’t return to visit their families; never again will friends drop in for coffee.
Matthew 14:31 - Jesus didn’t hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, “Faint-heart, what got into you?”
1 Corinthians 10:13 - No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 - Endings are better than beginnings. Sticking to it is better than standing out.

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - Their father said to them, “You’re taking everything I’ve got! Joseph’s gone, Simeon’s gone, and now you want to take Benjamin. If you have your way, I’ll be left with nothing.”
新标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
当代译本 - 他们的父亲雅各说：“你们使我连连失去儿子，约瑟没了，西缅没了，你们还要带走便雅悯！灾祸都落在了我头上！”
圣经新译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们总是使我丧失儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们还要把便雅悯带走；每一件事都是针对我。”
中文标准译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失了儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了；你们又要把便雅悯带走，这一切都是冲着我来的！”
现代标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子，约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去，这些事都归到我身上了！”
和合本（拼音版） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
New International Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
New International Reader's Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have taken my children away from me. Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
English Standard Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”
New Living Translation - Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!”
Christian Standard Bible - Their father Jacob said to them, “It’s me that you make childless. Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”
New American Standard Bible - And their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin; all these things are against me.”
New King James Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me.”
Amplified Bible - Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me [by causing the loss] of my children. Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin [from me]. All these things are [working] against me.”
American Standard Version - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
King James Version - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
New English Translation - Their father Jacob said to them, “You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”
World English Bible - Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”
新標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去；這些事都歸到我身上了。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
當代譯本 - 他們的父親雅各說：「你們使我連連失去兒子，約瑟沒了，西緬沒了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！災禍都落在了我頭上！」
聖經新譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：“你們總是使我喪失兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們還要把便雅憫帶走；每一件事都是針對我。”
呂振中譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：『你們逕使我喪失兒子；約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶走：這些事都落到我身上來了。』
中文標準譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失了兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了；你們又要把便雅憫帶走，這一切都是衝著我來的！」
現代標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子，約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去，這些事都歸到我身上了！」
文理和合譯本 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆有害於我、
文理委辦譯本 - 雅各謂眾子曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西面亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆害及我身。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫去、此皆害及我身、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Entonces Jacob, su padre, les dijo: —¡Ustedes me van a dejar sin hijos! José ya no está con nosotros, Simeón tampoco está aquí, ¡y ahora se quieren llevar a Benjamín! ¡Todo esto me perjudica!
현대인의 성경 - 이때 야곱이 그들에게 말하였다. “너희가 내 자식들을 잃게 하는구나! 요셉도 없어지고 시므온도 없어졌는데 너희가 이제 베냐민까지 빼앗아 가려고 하니 모든 일이 다 나를 괴롭게만 하는구나.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Иаков сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Иосифа больше нет, и Симеона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Все обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jacob leur dit : Vous me privez de mes enfants : Joseph n’est plus ; Siméon a disparu et vous voulez encore me prendre Benjamin ! C’est sur moi que tout cela retombe !
リビングバイブル - しばらくしてヤコブが叫びました。「おまえたちのおかげで、私は子どもをなくしてしまった。ヨセフは出かけたまま戻らず、シメオンも捕らえられてしまった。今度はベニヤミンを連れて行きたいだと？　私をどれだけ苦しめれば気がすむのだ！」
Nova Versão Internacional - E disse-lhes seu pai Jacó: “Vocês estão tirando meus filhos de mim! Já fiquei sem José, agora sem Simeão e ainda querem levar Benjamim. Tudo está contra mim!”
Hoffnung für alle - »Ihr raubt mir meine Kinder!«, rief Jakob verzweifelt. »Josef lebt nicht mehr, Simeon ist zurückgeblieben, und Benjamin wollt ihr mir auch noch nehmen! Nichts bleibt mir erspart!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Gia-cốp than trách: “Chúng mày làm mất con tao—Giô-sép và Si-mê-ôn—bây giờ còn muốn đem Bên-gia-min đi nữa. Sao tao khổ quá thế này!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ยาโคบบิดาของพวกเขาพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าช่างพรากพ่อพรากลูกเสียจริงๆ โยเซฟก็จากไปแล้ว สิเมโอนก็จากไปแล้ว ตอนนี้พวกเจ้ายังจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก ข้าก็รับกรรมแต่เพียงคนเดียว!”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ยาโคบบิดาของเขาจึงพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าพรากลูกๆ ไปจากพ่อ โยเซฟไม่อยู่แล้ว และสิเมโอนก็ไม่อยู่แล้ว มาบัดนี้เจ้าจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก พ่อเองที่เป็นทุกข์”

Psalms 34:19 - Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time.
1 Samuel 27:1 - David thought to himself, “Sooner or later, Saul’s going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I’ll be out of his reach for good.”
Genesis 37:21 - Reuben heard the brothers talking and intervened to save him, “We’re not going to kill him. No murder. Go ahead and throw him in this cistern out here in the wild, but don’t hurt him.” Reuben planned to go back later and get him out and take him back to his father.
Genesis 37:23 - When Joseph reached his brothers, they ripped off the fancy coat he was wearing, grabbed him, and threw him into a cistern. The cistern was dry; there wasn’t any water in it.
Genesis 37:25 - Then they sat down to eat their supper. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites on their way from Gilead, their camels loaded with spices, ointments, and perfumes to sell in Egypt. Judah said, “Brothers, what are we going to get out of killing our brother and concealing the evidence? Let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not kill him—he is, after all, our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.
Genesis 37:28 - By that time the Midianite traders were passing by. His brothers pulled Joseph out of the cistern and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites who took Joseph with them down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:29 - Later Reuben came back and went to the cistern—no Joseph! He ripped his clothes in despair. Beside himself, he went to his brothers. “The boy’s gone! What am I going to do!”
Genesis 37:31 - They took Joseph’s coat, butchered a goat, and dipped the coat in the blood. They took the fancy coat back to their father and said, “We found this. Look it over—do you think this is your son’s coat?”
Genesis 37:33 - He recognized it at once. “My son’s coat—a wild animal has eaten him. Joseph torn limb from limb!”
Genesis 37:34 - Jacob tore his clothes in grief, dressed in rough burlap, and mourned his son a long, long time. His sons and daughters tried to comfort him but he refused their comfort. “I’ll go to the grave mourning my son.” Oh, how his father wept for him.
Isaiah 41:14 - “Do you feel like a lowly worm, Jacob? Don’t be afraid. Feel like a fragile insect, Israel? I’ll help you. I, God, want to reassure you. The God who buys you back, The Holy of Israel. I’m transforming you from worm to harrow, from insect to iron. As a sharp-toothed harrow you’ll smooth out the mountains, turn those tough old hills into loamy soil. You’ll open the rough ground to the weather, to the blasts of sun and wind and rain. But you’ll be confident and exuberant, expansive in The Holy of Israel!
Romans 8:31 - So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
James 5:7 - Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master’s Arrival. You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work. Be patient like that. Stay steady and strong. The Master could arrive at any time.
James 5:9 - Friends, don’t complain about each other. A far greater complaint could be lodged against you, you know. The Judge is standing just around the corner.
James 5:10 - Take the old prophets as your mentors. They put up with anything, went through everything, and never once quit, all the time honoring God. What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You’ve heard, of course, of Job’s staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That’s because God cares, cares right down to the last detail.
Job 7:7 - “God, don’t forget that I’m only a wisp of air! These eyes have had their last look at goodness. And your eyes have seen the last of me; even while you’re looking, there’ll be nothing left to look at. When a cloud evaporates, it’s gone for good; those who go to the grave never come back. They don’t return to visit their families; never again will friends drop in for coffee.
Matthew 14:31 - Jesus didn’t hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, “Faint-heart, what got into you?”
1 Corinthians 10:13 - No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 - Endings are better than beginnings. Sticking to it is better than standing out.