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Genesis 42:18

New Century Version

On the third day Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man. Do this and I will let you live:

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

There is no one in his house greater than I. He has not kept anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How can I do such an evil thing? It is a sin against God.”

If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison while the rest of you go and carry grain back to feed your hungry families.

But the governors before me had placed a heavy load on the people. They took about one pound of silver from each person, along with food and wine. The governors’ helpers before me also controlled the people, but I did not do that, because I feared God.

Then I said, “What you are doing is not right. Don’t you fear God? Don’t let our foreign enemies shame us.

A man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was an honest and innocent man; he honored God and stayed away from evil.

But the nurses feared God, so they did not do as the king told them; they let all the boy babies live.

But choose some capable men from among the people—men who respect God, who can be trusted, and who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men officers over the people, to rule over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

You must not cheat each other, but you must respect your God. I am the Lord your God.

You must not rule this person cruelly, but you must respect your God.

“In a certain town there was a judge who did not respect God or care about people.

For a while the judge refused to help her. But afterwards, he thought to himself, ‘Even though I don’t respect God or care about people,




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