Genesis 45:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

³ And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph; is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph! Is my father still alive? And his brothers could not reply, for they were distressingly disturbed and dismayed at [the startling realization that they were in] his presence.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

Common English Bible

³ Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m Joseph! Is my father really still alive?” His brothers couldn’t respond because they were terrified before him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And he said to his brothers: "I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?" His brothers were unable to respond, being terrified by a very great fear.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And he said to his brethren: I am Joseph. Is my father yet living? His brethren could no answer him, being struck with exceeding great fear.

Genesis 45:3 Cross References

Genesis 37:20

Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; then we shall say that a wild beast has devoured him, and we shall see what will become of his dreams.”

Genesis 42:21

Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us and we would not listen; therefore is this distress come upon us.”

Genesis 42:22

And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against the lad? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”

Genesis 43:27

And he inquired about their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

Job 23:15

Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him.

Job 4:5

But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed.

Zechariah 12:10

“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of compassion and supplication, so that, when they look on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a first-born.

Mark 6:50

for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”

Luke 5:8

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

Acts 7:13

And at the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.

Acts 9:5

And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting;

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.