Genesis 44:8

Easy To Read Version

We brought back the money that we found in our sacks before. So surely we wouldn’t steal silver or gold from your master’s house.

Cross References

Genesis 42:21

They said to each other, “We are being punished for the bad thing we did to our younger brother Joseph. We saw the trouble he was in. He begged us to save him. But we refused to listen. So now we are in trouble.”

Genesis 42:27

That night the brothers stopped at a place to spend the night. One of the brothers opened his sack to get some grain for his donkey. And there in the sack, he saw his money!

Genesis 42:35

Then the brothers started taking the grain out of their sacks. And every brother found his bag of money in his sack of grain. The brothers and their father saw the money and they were scared.

Genesis 43:12

Take twice as much money with you this time. Take the money that was given back to you after you paid last time. Maybe the governor made a mistake.

Genesis 43:18

The brothers were scared when they were taken to Joseph’s house. They said, “We have been brought here because of the money that was put back in our sacks the last time. They will use that as proof against us. And they will steal our donkeys and make us slaves.”

Genesis 44:7

But the brothers said to the servant, “Why does the governor say these things? We wouldn’t do anything like that!

Exodus 20:15

“You must not steal anything.

Matthew 19:18

The man asked, “Which commands?”

Romans 13:9

\{Why do I say this?\} Because the law says, “You must not do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [136]} you must not murder anyone, you must not steal anything, you must not want things that belong to other people.” {\cf2\super [137]} All these commands and all other commands are really only one rule: “Love other people the same as you love yourself.” {\cf2\super [138]}

Deuteronomy 5:19

“You must not steal anything.