Genesis 27:41

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⁴¹Esau held a grudge^(A) against Jacob^(B) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning^(C) for my father are near; then I will kill^(D) my brother Jacob.”^(E)

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Genesis 27:41 in all English translations

1 John 3:12-15

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¹²Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one^(A) and murdered his brother.^(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.^(C) ¹³Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,^[a] if the world hates you.^(D) ¹⁴We know that we have passed from death to life,^(E) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.^(F) ¹⁵Anyone who hates a brother or sister^(G) is a murderer,^(H) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.^(I)

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Footnotes

1 John 3:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 16.

Genesis 37:4

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⁴When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him^(A) and could not speak a kind word to him.

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Genesis 37:4 in all English translations

Genesis 50:3-4

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³taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.^(A)

⁴When the days of mourning^(B) had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court,^(C) “If I have found favor in your eyes,^(D) speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,

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Ephesians 4:26-27

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²⁶“In your anger do not sin”^[a]:^(A) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷and do not give the devil a foothold.^(B)

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Footnotes

Ephesians 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)

Obadiah 10-14

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¹⁰Because of the violence^(A) against your brother Jacob,^(B)
    you will be covered with shame;
    you will be destroyed forever.^(C)
¹¹On the day you stood aloof
    while strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots^(D) for Jerusalem,
    you were like one of them.^(E)
¹²You should not gloat^(F) over your brother
    in the day of his misfortune,^(G)
nor rejoice^(H) over the people of Judah
    in the day of their destruction,^(I)
nor boast^(J) so much
    in the day of their trouble.^(K)
¹³You should not march through the gates of my people
    in the day of their disaster,
nor gloat over them in their calamity^(L)
    in the day of their disaster,
nor seize their wealth
    in the day of their disaster.
¹⁴You should not wait at the crossroads
    to cut down their fugitives,^(M)
nor hand over their survivors
    in the day of their trouble.

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Ezekiel 25:12-15

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A Prophecy Against Edom

¹²“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom^(A) took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so, ¹³therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand^(B) against Edom and kill both man and beast.^(C) I will lay it waste, and from Teman^(D) to Dedan^(E) they will fall by the sword.^(F) ¹⁴I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger^(G) and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”^(H)

A Prophecy Against Philistia

¹⁵“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because the Philistines^(I) acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice^(J) in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah,

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