Genesis 42:21

New International Reader's Version

They said to one another, “God is surely punishing us because of our brother. We saw how upset he was when he begged us to let him live. But we wouldn’t listen. That’s why all this trouble has come to us.”

Cross References

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief wine taster spoke up. He said to Pharaoh, “Now I remember that I’ve done something wrong.

Genesis 44:16

“What can we say to you?” Judah replied. “What can we say? How can we prove we haven’t done anything wrong? God has shown you that we are guilty. We are now your slaves. All of us are, including the one found to have the cup.”

Genesis 45:3

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers weren’t able to answer him. They were too afraid of him.

Genesis 50:15

Now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers were worried. They said, “Remember all the bad things we did to Joseph? What if he decides to hold those things against us? What if he pays us back for them?”

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You aren’t going to die.

1 Kings 17:18

The woman said to Elijah, “You are a man of God. What do you have against me? Did you come to bring my sin out into the open? Did you come to kill my son?”

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever refuses to listen to the cries of poor people will also cry out and not be answered.

Proverbs 28:17

Anyone troubled by the guilt of murder will seek to escape their guilt by death. No one should keep them from it.

Jeremiah 2:17

Haven’t you brought this on yourselves? I am the Lord your God, but you deserted me. You left me even while I was leading you.

Jeremiah 2:19

You will be punished because you have sinned. You will be corrected for turning away from me. I am the Lord your God. If you desert me, bad things will happen to you. If you do not respect me, you will suffer bitterly. I want you to understand that,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

Jeremiah 34:17

So the Lord says, “You have not obeyed me. You have not set your Hebrew slaves free. So now I will set you free,” announces the Lord. “I will set you free to be destroyed by war, plague and hunger. I will make all the kingdoms on earth displeased with you.

Jeremiah 4:18

“The army will attack you because of your conduct and actions. This is how you will be punished. It will be so bitter! It will cut deep down into your hearts!”

Hosea 5:15

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”

Numbers 32:23

“But what if you fail to do your duty? Then you will be sinning against the Lord. And you may be sure that your sin will be discovered. It will be brought out into the open.

Matthew 7:2

You will be judged in the same way you judge others. You will be measured in the same way you measure others.

Mark 9:48

In hell, “ ‘The worms that eat them do not die. The fire is not put out.’ (Isaiah 66:24)

Luke 16:28

I have five brothers. Let Lazarus warn them. Then they will not come to this place of terrible suffering.’

Acts 19:18

Many who believed now came and openly admitted what they had done.

James 2:13

Those who have not shown mercy will not receive mercy when they are judged. To show mercy is better than to judge.

1 John 1:9

But God is faithful and fair. If we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins. He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He will make us pure.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-Bezek said, “I cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings. I made them pick up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah brought Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem. That’s where he died.