Genesis 42:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Leviticus 25:43

You must not be a cruel master to them. You must respect your God.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors who ruled before me made life hard for the people. The governors forced everyone to pay 1 pound of silver. They also made the people give them food and wine. The leaders under these 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.

Luke 18:2

“Once there was a judge in a town. He did not care about God. He also did not care what people thought about him.

Genesis 20:11

Then Abraham said, “I thought no one in this place respected God. I thought someone would kill me to get Sarah.

Luke 18:4

But the judge did not want to help the woman. After a long time, the judge thought to himself, ‘I don’t care about God. And I don’t care about what people think.

Nehemiah 5:9

So I continued speaking. I said, “What you people are doing is not right! You know that you should fear and respect our God. You should not do the shameful things other people do!

Genesis 39:9

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

Genesis 42:19

If you are honest men, one of your brothers can stay here in prison, and the others can go and carry grain back to your people.

Exodus 18:21

But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders. “Choose good men you can trust—men who respect God. Choose men who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men rulers over the people. There should be rulers over 1000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and even over ten people.

Job 1:1

There was a man named Job who lived in the country of Uz. He was a good, honest man. He respected God and refused to do evil.

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses trusted God, so they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the baby boys live.

Leviticus 25:17

You must not cheat each other. You must honor your God. I am the Lord your God.