Genesis 39:9

Easy To Read Version

My master has made me almost equal to him in his house. I must not sleep with his wife! That is wrong! It is a sin against God.”

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

The Lord knew that the people of Sodom were very evil sinners.

Genesis 20:3

But one night, God spoke to Abimelech in a dream. God said, “You will die. That woman you took is married.”

Genesis 20:6

Then God said to Abimelech in a dream, “Yes, I know that you are innocent. And I know that you did not know what you were doing. I saved you. I did not allow you to sin against me. I was the One who did not allow you to sleep with her.

Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “Why have you done this to us? What wrong did I do against you? Why did you lie and say that she was your sister? You brought much trouble to my kingdom. You should not have done these things to me.

Genesis 24:2

Abraham’s oldest servant was in charge of everything Abraham owned. Abraham called that servant to him and said, “Put your hand under my leg. [133]

Genesis 39:10

The woman talked with Joseph every day, but Joseph refused to sleep with her.

Genesis 41:40

I will put you in charge of my country, and the people will obey all your commands. I will be the only person more powerful than you.”

Genesis 42:18

After three days, Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man! Do this, and I will let you live.

2 Samuel 11:27

After she had finished her time of sadness, David sent servants to take her to his house. She became David’s wife and gave birth to a son for David. But the Lord did not like the bad thing David had done.

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors that ruled before me made life hard for the people. Those governors forced every person to pay 1 pound {\cf2\super [17]} of silver. They also made those people give them food and wine. The leaders under those governors also ruled over the people \{and made life even harder\}. But I respected and feared God, so I didn’t do things like that.

Nehemiah 6:11

But I said to Shemaiah, “Should a man like me run away? You know that an \{ordinary\} man like me can’t go into the Holy Place without being put to death! I won’t go!”

Job 31:23

But I didn’t do any of those bad things.\par I am afraid of God’s punishment.\par His majesty (importance) scares me. {\cf2\super [66]} \par

Psalm 51:4

I did the things you say are wrong.\par God, you are the One I sinned against.\par I confess these things so people will know\par I am wrong, and you are right.\par Your decisions are fair.\par

Exodus 20:14

“You must not do the sin of adultery. [128]

Proverbs 6:29

It is the same with any person who sleeps with another man’s wife. That person will suffer.

Proverbs 6:32

But a man who does the sin of adultery is foolish. He is destroying himself—he himself causes his own destruction!

Ecclesiastes 7:26

I also found that \{some women are dangerous like traps\}. Their hearts are like nets, and their arms are like chains. It is worse than death to be caught by those women. A person that follows God will run away from those women. But a sinner will be caught by them.

Jeremiah 28:16

So this is what the Lord says, ‘Soon I will take you from this world, Hananiah. You will die this year. Why? Because you taught the people to turn against the Lord.’”

Jeremiah 50:7

Whoever found my people hurt them.\par And those enemies said,\par ‘We did nothing wrong.’\par Those people sinned against the Lord.\par The Lord was their true resting place.\par The Lord was the God\par that their fathers trusted in.\par

Leviticus 20:10

“If a man has sexual relations with his neighbor’s wife, then both the man and the woman are guilty of adultery. So both the man and the woman must be put to death!

Leviticus 6:2

“A person might do wrong against the Lord by doing one of these sins: A person might lie about {what happened} to something he was taking care of for someone else. Or a person might lie about a deposit [55] he received. Or a person might steal something. Or a person might cheat someone.

Numbers 32:23

But if you don’t do these things, then you will be sinning against the Lord. And know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Luke 12:48

But what about the servant that does not know what his master wants? The servant does things that deserve punishment. But he will get less punishment than the servant that knew what he should do. Any person that has been given much will be responsible for much. Much more will be expected from the person that has been given more.”

1 Corinthians 4:2

A person that is trusted with something must show that he is worthy of that trust.

Titus 2:10

they should not steal from their masters; and they should show their masters that they can be trusted. The slaves should do these things so that in everything they do, they will show that the teaching of God our Savior is good.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by all people. And every marriage should be kept pure between only two people. God will judge guilty those people who do sexual sins and adultery. {\cf2\super [172]}

1 John 3:9

When God makes a person his child, that person does not continue to sin. Why? Because the new life God gave that person {\cf2\super [9]} stays in him. So that person is not able to continue sinning. Why? Because he has become a child of God.

Revelation 21:8

But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.