Genesis 42:21

New Century Version

They said to each other, “We are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his trouble, and he begged us to save him, but we refused to listen. That is why we are in this trouble now.”

Cross References

Hosea 5:15

Then I will go back to my place until they suffer for their guilt and turn back to me. In their trouble they will look for me.”

1 John 1:9

But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.

James 2:13

So you must show mercy to others, or God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear at the judgment.

Acts 19:18

Many of the believers began to confess openly and tell all the evil things they had done.

Luke 16:28

I have five brothers, and Lazarus could warn them so that they will not come to this place of pain.’

Mark 9:48

In hell the worm does not die; the fire is never put out.

Matthew 7:2

You will be judged in the same way that you judge others, and the amount you give to others will be given to you.

Jeremiah 34:17

“So this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me. You have not given freedom to your fellow Hebrews, neither relatives nor friends. But now I will give freedom, says the Lord, to war, to terrible diseases, and to hunger. I will make you hated by all the kingdoms of the earth.

Jeremiah 2:19

Your evil will bring punishment to you, and the wrong you have done will teach you a lesson. Think about it and understand that it is a terrible evil to turn away from the Lord your God. It is wrong not to fear me,” says the Lord God All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 2:17

Haven’t you brought this on yourselves by turning away from the Lord your God when he was leading you in the right way?

Proverbs 28:17

Don’t help those who are guilty of murder; let them run until they die.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever ignores the poor when they cry for help will also cry for help and not be answered.

1 Kings 17:18

The woman said to Elijah, “Man of God, what have you done to me? Did you come here to remind me of my sin and to kill my son?”

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan answered, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You will not die.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings whose thumbs and big toes had been cut off used to eat scraps that fell from my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.

Numbers 32:23

“But if you don’t do these things, you will be sinning against the Lord; know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief officer who served wine to the king said to him, “Now I remember something I promised to do, but I forgot about it.

Jeremiah 4:18

“The way you have lived and acted has brought this trouble to you. This is your punishment. How terrible it is! The pain stabs your heart!”

Genesis 45:3

He said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But the brothers could not answer him, because they were very afraid of him.

Genesis 50:15

After Jacob died, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph is still angry with us? We did many wrong things to him. What if he plans to pay us back?”

Genesis 44:16

Judah said, “Master, what can we say? And how can we show we are not guilty? God has uncovered our guilt, so all of us will be your slaves, not just Benjamin.”