Genesis 37:26

God's Word

Judah asked his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up his death?

Cross References

Genesis 25:32

“I’m about to die.” Esau said. “What good is my inheritance to me?”

Genesis 37:20

Let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and say that a wild animal has eaten him. Then we’ll see what happens to his dreams.”

Genesis 4:10

The Lord asked, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Genesis 4:9

The Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he answered. “Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”

Genesis 40:15

I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I’ve done nothing to deserve being put in this prison.”

Genesis 42:21

They said to each other, “We’re surely being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw how troubled he was when he pleaded with us for mercy, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in trouble now.”

Genesis 50:20

Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.

2 Samuel 1:16

while David said, “You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”

Job 16:18

“Earth, don’t cover my blood. Don’t ever let my cry ⌞for justice⌟ be stopped.

Psalm 30:9

“How will you profit if my blood is shed, if I go into the pit? Will the dust ⌞of my body⌟ give thanks to you? Will it tell about your truth?”

Jeremiah 36:25

Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he refused to listen to them.

Jeremiah 41:8

However, ten men from the group had said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey hidden in the country.” So he left them alone and didn’t kill them along with the others.

Ezekiel 24:7

Blood is still in that city. The blood was poured on a bare rock. It wasn’t poured on the ground where dust would cover it.

Matthew 16:26

What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life?

Romans 6:21

What did you gain by doing those things? You’re ashamed of what you used to do because it ended in death.

Deuteronomy 17:8

There may be a case that is too hard for you to decide. It may involve murder, assault, or a dispute—any case which may be brought to court in your cities. Take this case to the place that the Lord your God will choose.