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Genesis 39

    ²But the Lord was with Joseph, and he [though a slave] was a successful and prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    ³And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all that he did to flourish and succeed in his hand.^(A)

    ⁴So Joseph pleased [Potiphar] and found favor in his sight, and he served him. And [his master] made him supervisor over his house and he put all that he had in his charge.

    ⁵From the time that he made him supervisor in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the Lord's blessing was on all that he had in the house and in the field.

    ⁶And [Potiphar] left all that he had in Joseph's charge and paid no attention to anything he had except the food he ate. Now Joseph was an attractive person and fine-looking.

    ⁷Then after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lie with me.

    ⁸But he refused and said to his master's wife, See here, with me in the house my master has concern about nothing; he has put all that he has in my care.

    ⁹He is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept anything from me except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this great evil and sin against God?

    ¹⁰She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he did not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.

    ¹¹Then it happened about this time that Joseph went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the men of the house were indoors.

    ¹²And 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].

    ¹³And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled away,

    ¹⁴She called to the men of her household and said to them, Behold, he [your master] has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock and insult us; he came in where I was to lie with me, and I screamed at the top of my voice.

    ¹⁵And when he heard me screaming and crying, he left his garment with me and fled and got out of the house.

    ¹⁶And she laid up his garment by her until his master came home.

    ¹⁷Then she told him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you brought among us came to me to mock and insult me.

    ¹⁸And when I screamed and cried, he left his garment with me and fled out [of the house].

    ¹⁹And when [Joseph's] master heard the words of his wife, saying to him, This is the way your servant treated me, his wrath was kindled.

    ²⁰And Joseph's master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the state prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison.

    ²¹But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison.

    ²²And the warden of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatsoever was done there, he was in charge of it.

    ²³The prison warden paid no attention to anything that was in [Joseph's] charge, for the Lord was with him and made whatever he did to prosper.

Genesis 40

    ²And Pharaoh was angry with his officers, the chief of the butlers and the chief of the bakers.

    ³He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

    ⁴And the captain of the guard put them in Joseph's charge, and he served them; and they continued in custody for some time.

    ⁵And they both dreamed a dream in the same night, each man according to [the personal significance of] the interpretation of his dream--the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.

    ⁶When Joseph came to them in the morning and looked at them, he saw that they were sad and depressed.

    ⁷So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were in custody with him in his master's house, Why do you look so dejected and sad today?

    ⁸And they said to him, We have dreamed dreams, and there is no one to interpret them. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me [your dreams], I pray you.

    ⁹And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said to him, In my dream I saw a vine before me,

    ¹⁰And on the vine were three branches. Then it was as though it budded; its blossoms burst forth and the clusters of them brought forth ripe grapes [almost all at once].

    ¹¹And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup; then I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

    ¹²And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days.

    ¹³Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will again put Pharaoh's cup into his hand, as when you were his butler.

    ¹⁴But think of me when it shall be well with you and show kindness, I beg of you, to me, and mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

    ¹⁵For truly I was carried away from the land of the Hebrews by unlawful force, and here too I have done nothing for which they should put me into the dungeon.

    ¹⁶When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also dreamed, and behold, I had three cake baskets on my head.

    ¹⁷And in the uppermost basket were some of all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds [of prey] were eating out of the basket on my head.

    ¹⁸And Joseph answered, This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days.

    ¹⁹Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head but will have you beheaded and hung on a tree, and [you will not so much as be given burial, but] the birds will eat your flesh.

    ²⁰And on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the heads of the chief butler and the chief baker [by inviting them also] among his servants.

    ²¹And he restored the chief butler to his butlership, and the butler gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand;

    ²²But [Pharaoh] hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

    ²³But [even after all that] the chief butler gave no thought to Joseph, but forgot [all about] him.

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Matthew 11

    ²Now when John in prison heard about the activities of Christ, he sent a message by his disciples

    ³And asked Him, Are You the One Who was to come, or should we keep on expecting a different one?^(A)

    ⁴And Jesus replied to them, Go and report to John what you hear and see:

    ⁵The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed (by healing) and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have good news (the Gospel) preached to them.^(B)

    ⁶And blessed (happy, fortunate, and ^[a]to be envied) is he who takes no offense at Me and finds no cause for stumbling in or through Me and is not hindered from seeing the Truth.

    ⁷Then as these men went their way, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: What did you go out in the wilderness (desert) to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

    ⁸What did you go out to see then? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.

    ⁹But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one [^[b]out of the common, more eminent, more remarkable, and] ^[c]superior to a prophet.

    ¹⁰This is the one of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who shall make ready Your way before You.^(C)

    ¹¹Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

    ¹²And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize--a ^[d]share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].

    ¹³For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied up until John.

    ¹⁴And if you are willing to receive and accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come [before the kingdom].^(D)

    ¹⁵He who has ears to hear, let him be listening and let him consider and ^[e]perceive and comprehend by hearing.

    ¹⁶But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the marketplaces who call to their playmates,

    ¹⁷We piped to you [playing wedding], and you did not dance; we wailed dirges [playing funeral], and you did not mourn and beat your breasts and weep aloud.

    ¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking [with others], and they say, He has a demon!

    ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking [with others], and they say, Behold, a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and [^[f]especially wicked] sinners! Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by what she does (her deeds) and by ^[g]her children.

    ²⁰Then He began to censure and reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been performed, because they did not repent [and their hearts were not changed].

    ²¹Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes [and their hearts would have been changed].

    ²²I tell you [further], it shall be more endurable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

    ²³And you, Capernaum, are you to be lifted up to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades [the region of the dead]! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today.

    ²⁴But I tell you, it shall be more endurable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.

    ²⁵At that time Jesus began to say, I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [and ^[h]I acknowledge openly and joyfully to Your honor], that You have hidden these things from the wise and clever and learned, and revealed them to babies [to the ^[i]childish, untaught, and unskilled].

    ²⁶Yes, Father, [I praise You that] such was Your gracious will and good pleasure.

    ²⁷All things have been entrusted and delivered to Me by My Father; and no one ^[j]fully knows and ^[k]accurately understands the Son except the Father, and no one ^[l]fully knows and ^[m]accurately understands the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son ^[n]deliberately wills to make Him known.

    ²⁸Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ^[o]ease and relieve and ^[p]refresh ^[q]your souls.]

    ²⁹Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (^[r]relief and ease and refreshment and ^[s]recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.^(E)

    ³⁰For My yoke is wholesome (useful, ^[t]good--not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.