Genesis 37:26

New Living Translation

Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime.

Cross References

Genesis 25:32

“Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”

Genesis 37:20

“Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”

Genesis 4:10

But the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground!

Genesis 4:9

Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?” “I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”

Genesis 40:15

For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.”

Genesis 42:21

Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”

Genesis 50:20

You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.

2 Samuel 1:16

“You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the Lord’s anointed one.”

Job 16:18

“O earth, do not conceal my blood. Let it cry out on my behalf.

Psalm 30:9

“What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness?

Jeremiah 36:25

Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he wouldn’t listen.

Jeremiah 41:8

The other ten had talked Ishmael into letting them go by promising to bring him their stores of wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey that they had hidden away.

Ezekiel 24:7

For the blood of her murders is splashed on the rocks. It isn’t even spilled on the ground, where the dust could cover it!

Matthew 16:26

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

Romans 6:21

And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.

Deuteronomy 17:8

“Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide—for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such legal cases to the place the Lord your God will choose,