Genesis 37:4

New Century Version

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than he loved them, they hated their brother and could not speak to him politely.

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

After that Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing from Isaac. He thought to himself, “My father will soon die, and I will be sad for him. Then I will kill Jacob.”

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him, but his father thought about what all these things could mean.

Genesis 37:5

One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.

Genesis 4:5

but he did not accept Cain and his gift. So Cain became very angry and felt rejected.

Genesis 49:23

Archers attack him violently and shoot at him angrily,

Psalm 38:19

My enemies are strong and healthy, and many hate me for no reason.

Psalm 69:4

There are more people who hate me for no reason than hairs on my head; powerful enemies want to destroy me for no reason. They make me pay back what I did not steal.

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your own brothers and members of your own family are making plans against you. They are crying out against you. Don’t trust them, even when they say nice things to you!

Mark 3:25

and a family that is divided cannot continue.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

1 John 2:11

But whoever hates a brother or sister is in darkness, lives in darkness, and does not know where to go, because the darkness has made that person blind.

1 John 3:10

So we can see who God’s children are and who the devil’s children are: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children, and those who do not love their brothers and sisters are not God’s children.

1 John 3:12

Do not be like Cain who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because the things Cain did were evil, and the things his brother did were good.

1 John 4:20

If people say, “I love God,” but hate their brothers or sisters, they are liars. Those who do not love their brothers and sisters, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have never seen.

1 Samuel 17:28

When David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers, he was angry with David. He asked David, “Why did you come here? Who’s taking care of those few sheep of yours in the desert? I know you are proud and wicked at heart. You came down here just to watch the battle.”