And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go (A)back, buy us a little food.”

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So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt,(A) their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”(B)

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Now godliness with (A)contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, [a]and it is (B)certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be (C)content.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:7 NU omits and it is certain

But godliness with contentment(A) is great gain.(B) For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.(C) But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(D)

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But if anyone does not provide for his own, (A)and especially for those of his household, (B)he has denied the faith (C)and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(A) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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16 She considers a field and buys it;
From [a]her profits she plants a vineyard.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:16 Lit. the fruit of her hands

16 She considers a field and buys it;
    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [a]a fall.

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  1. Proverbs 16:18 stumbling

18 Pride(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(B) before a fall.(C)

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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.(A)

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20 and said, “O sir, (A)we indeed came down the first time to buy food;

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20 “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.(A)

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If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.

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If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.(A)

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Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt

42 When (A)Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may (B)live and not die.”

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Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt

42 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt,(A) he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us,(B) so that we may live and not die.”(C)

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