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Genesis 39:11

Joseph
Temptation

9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

12 She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

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BSB
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
KJV
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
WEB
About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.
ASV
And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
DARBY
that on a certain day he went into the house to do his business, and there was none of the men of the house there in the house.
BLB
And it came to pass on such a day that he went into the house to do his work, and not a man of the men of the house [was] there in the house.
ÅB
så hendte det en dag at han kom inn i huset for å gjøre sitt arbeid, mens ingen av husets folk var inne.
OTB
En dag gikk han inn i huset for å utføre sine plikter, og ingen av husets tjenere var til stede.
B1930
så hendte det en dag at han kom inn i huset for å gjøre sitt arbeid, mens ingen av husets folk var inne.

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 5:3

    But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

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  • Ephesians 5:12

    For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

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  • Malachi 3:5

    “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Proverbs 9:17

    “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

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  • Jeremiah 23:24

    “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

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  • Job 24:15

    The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

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