And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and (A)he has put everything that he has in my charge. He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and (B)sin against God?” 10 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he (C)would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.

11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, 12 (D)she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house.

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and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(A)

But he refused.(B) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(C) No one is greater in this house than I am.(D) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(E) 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused(F) to go to bed with her or even be with her.

11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,(G) and none of the household servants(H) was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak(I) and said, “Come to bed with me!”(J) But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.(K)

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