Genesis 42:21 - Modern English Version

²¹ Then they said one to another, “We are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. Therefore, this distress has come upon us.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And they said one to another, We are truly guilty about our brother, for we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he begged us [to let him go], and we would not hear. So this distress and difficulty has come upon us.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Common English Bible

²¹ The brothers said to each other, “We are clearly guilty for what we did to our brother when we saw his life in danger and when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this danger now.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ and they spoke to one another: "We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen. For that reason, this tribulation has come upon us."

Genesis 42:21 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “Today I remember my offenses.

Genesis 44:16

And Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; behold, we are, my lord’s servants, both we and he also in whose possession the cup was found.”

Genesis 45:3

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence.

Genesis 50:15

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us and will certainly pay us back for all the wrong we did to him.”

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan said to David, “Now the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.

1 Kings 17:18

She said to Elijah, “What do I have to do with you, O you man of God? Have you come to remind me of my sin and to kill my son?”

Proverbs 21:13

He who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but will not be heard.

Proverbs 28:17

If a man is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.

Jeremiah 2:17

Have you not brought this on yourself, in that you have forsaken the Lord your God when He led you in the way?

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own wickedness will correct you, and your backslidings will reprove you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter for you to have forsaken the Lord your God, and the fear of Me is not in you, says the Lord God of Hosts.

Jeremiah 34:17

Therefore thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, everyone to his brother and every man to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim a liberty to you, says the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Jeremiah 4:18

Your way and your deeds have procured these things to you. This is your wickedness. How bitter it is! How it touches your heart!”

Hosea 5:15

I will again return to My place until they acknowledge their offense and seek My face. In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.

Numbers 32:23

“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.

Matthew 7:2

For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged. And with the measure you use, it will be measured again for you.

Mark 9:48

where ‘their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’

Luke 16:28

for I have five brothers, to testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’

Acts 19:18

Many who believed came confessing and telling their deeds.

James 2:13

For he who has shown no mercy will have judgment without mercy, for mercy triumphs over judgment.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings whose thumbs and big toes were cut off once collected scraps of food under my table. Just as I have done, so God has repaid me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.