²¹ Then they said to one another, ^(A)“We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; ^(B)therefore this distress has come upon us.”

²³ So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they ^(A)stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. ²⁴ Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

^25 (B)And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of ^(C)Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, ^(D)balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. ²⁶ So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and ^(E)conceal his blood? ²⁷ Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and ^(F)let not our hand be upon him, for he is ^(G)our brother and ^(H)our flesh.” And his brothers listened. ²⁸ Then ^(I)Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, ^(J)and sold him to the Ishmaelites for ^(K)twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

⁹ If we ^(A)confess our sins, He is ^(B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to ^(C)cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

¹³ For ^(A)judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown ^(B)no ^(C)mercy. ^(D)Mercy triumphs over judgment.

¹⁸ And many who had believed came ^(A)confessing and telling their deeds.

²⁸ for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’

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