Genesis 44:16

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

“Sir, what can we say?” Judah replied. “How can we say we are innocent, when God has shown we are guilty? And now all of us are your slaves, especially the one who had the cup.”

Cross References

Genesis 44:9

If you find that one of us has the cup, then kill him, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”

Daniel 9:7

Everything you do is right, our Lord. But still we suffer public disgrace because we have been unfaithful and have sinned against you. This includes all of us, both far and near—the people of Judah, Jerusalem, and Israel, as well as those you dragged away to foreign lands,

Luke 12:2

Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known.

Numbers 32:23

But if you don't keep your promise, you will sin against the Lord and be punished.

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, they were very upset. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Friends, what should we do?”

Matthew 7:2

God will be as hard on you as you are on others! He will treat you exactly as you treat them.

Isaiah 27:9

There's only one way that Israel's sin and guilt can be completely forgiven: They must crush the stones of every pagan altar and place of worship.

Isaiah 5:3

Listen, people of Jerusalem and of Judah! You be the judge of me and my vineyard.

Proverbs 28:17

Don't give help to murderers! Make them stay on the run for as long as they live.

Proverbs 17:15

The Lord doesn't like those who defend the guilty or condemn the innocent.

Job 40:4

Who am I to answer you?

Ezra 9:15

Lord God of Israel, you have been more than fair by letting a few of us survive. But once again, our sins have made us ashamed to face you.

Ezra 9:10

Our God, what can we say now? Even after all this, we have disobeyed the commands

Judges 1:7

and he said, “I've cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings and made those kings crawl around under my table for scraps of food. Now God is paying me back.” The army of Judah took the king of Bezek along with them to Jerusalem, where he died.

Joshua 7:18

Finally, Joshua brought each man in Zabdi's family to the Lord, and the Lord showed that Achan was the guilty one.

Joshua 7:1

The Lord had said that everything in Jericho belonged to him. But Achan from the Judah tribe took some of the things from Jericho for himself. And so the Lord was angry with the Israelites, because one of them had disobeyed him.

Deuteronomy 25:1

Suppose you and someone else each accuse the other of doing something wrong, and you go to court, where the judges decide you are guilty. If your punishment is to be beaten with a whip, one of the judges will order you to lie down, and you will receive the number of lashes you deserve.

Genesis 44:32

I promised my father that I would bring him safely home. If I don't, I told my father he could blame me the rest of my life.

Genesis 37:9

Joseph later had another dream, and he told his brothers, “Listen to what else I dreamed. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to me.”

Genesis 37:7

We were out in the field, tying up bundles of wheat. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles gathered around and bowed down to it.”

Genesis 44:17

Joseph told them, “I would never punish all of you. Only the one who was caught with the cup will become my slave. The rest of you are free to go home to your father.”

1 Kings 17:18

The woman shouted at Elijah, “What have I done to you? I thought you were God's prophet. Did you come here to cause the death of my son as a reminder that I've sinned against God?”