Genesis 42:17

Plain English Version

Then Joseph put his brothers in jail, and they stayed there for 3 days.

Cross References

Genesis 40:4

That soldier said to Joseph, “You have to look after these 2 men.” So Joseph looked after that wine-boss and that bread-boss. And those 2 men stayed in jail for a long time.

Genesis 40:7

So he said to them, “Why are you so sad and worried today?”

Genesis 41:10

You know, some time ago, you got really angry with me and your bread-boss. You put us in jail, and your most important soldier guarded us.

Acts 4:3

so they grabbed Peter and John. Those boss men wanted to take them to court, but it was already late in the afternoon, so the soldiers locked up Peter and John in jail, to wait until the next day.

Acts 5:18

So those Sadducees got some soldiers to grab Jesus’s special workers, and lock them up in the jail.