³ Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was ^(A)the son of his old age. And he made him ^(B)a robe of many colors.^[a]

^22 (A)The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. ^23 (B)One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table ^(C)at Jesus' side,^[a]

¹⁸ Now she was wearing ^(A)a long robe with sleeves,^[a] for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.

³² And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not.”

²³ So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, ^(A)the robe of many colors that he wore.

^35 (A)The Father loves the Son and ^(B)has given all things into his hand.

¹⁶ You took some of your garments and made for yourself colorful shrines, and on them played the whore. The like has never been, nor ever shall be.^[a]

²⁰ And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, ^(A)and a young brother, ^(B)the child of his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.’ ²¹ Then you said to your servants, ^(C)‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ ²² We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, ^(D)his father would die.’ ²³ Then you said to your servants, ^(E)‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.’

²⁴ “When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. ²⁵ And when ^(F)our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’ ²⁶ we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ ²⁷ Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me ^(G)two sons. ²⁸ One left me, and I said, ^(H)“Surely he has been torn to pieces,” and I have never seen him since. ²⁹ If you ^(I)take this one also from me, ^(J)and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.’

³⁰ “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy's life,