Genesis 42:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²¹ Then they said to each other, ‘Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And they said one to another, We are truly guilty about our brother, for we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he begged us [to let him go], and we would not hear. So this distress and difficulty has come upon us.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Common English Bible

²¹ The brothers said to each other, “We are clearly guilty for what we did to our brother when we saw his life in danger and when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this danger now.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ and they spoke to one another: "We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen. For that reason, this tribulation has come upon us."

Genesis 42:21 Cross References

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, ‘Today I remember my faults.

Genesis 44:16

‘What can we say to my lord? ’ Judah replied. ‘How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed your servants’ iniquity. We are now my lord’s slaves #– #both we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.’

Genesis 45:3

Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am Joseph! Is my father still living? ’ But they could not answer him because they were terrified in his presence.

Genesis 50:15

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, ‘If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.’

2 Samuel 12:13

David responded to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’ Then Nathan replied to David, ‘And the Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.

1 Kings 17:18

She said to Elijah, ‘Man of God,  what do you have against me?  Have you come to call attention to my iniquity  so that my son is put to death? ’

Proverbs 21:13

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.

Proverbs 28:17

Someone burdened by bloodguilt will be a fugitive until death. Let no one help him.

Jeremiah 2:17

Have you not brought this on yourself by abandoning the  Lord your God while he was leading you along the way?

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Recognise  how evil and bitter  it is for you to abandon the  Lord your God and to have no fear of me. This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.

Jeremiah 34:17

‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each for his fellow Hebrew and for his neighbour.  I hereby proclaim freedom for you   #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.

Jeremiah 4:18

Your way and your actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. It is very bitter, because it has reached your heart!

Hosea 5:15

I will depart and return to my place until they recognise their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.

Numbers 32:23

But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.

Matthew 7:2

For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.

Mark 9:48

where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

Luke 16:28

because I have five brothers #– #to warn   them, so that they won’t also come to this place of torment.”

Acts 19:18

And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices,

James 2:13

For judgement is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy.  Mercy triumphs over judgement.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive  us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-bezek said, ‘Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps  under my table. God has repaid me for what I have done.’ They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.