Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 39

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The LORD was with Joseph. He gave him great success. Joseph lived in Potiphar’s house.

So Joseph took good care of everything Potiphar owned. With Joseph in charge, Potiphar didn’t have to worry about anything except the food he ate. Joseph was strong and handsome.

He put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners. He made him responsible for everything done there.

So he put Joseph in prison. It was the place where the king’s prisoners were kept. While Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him. He was kind to him. So the man running the prison was pleased with Joseph.

After a while, his master’s wife noticed Joseph. She said to him, “Come to bed with me!” But he refused. “My master has put me in charge,” he told her. “Now he doesn’t have to worry about anything in the house. He trusts me to take care of everything he owns. No one in this house is in a higher position than I am. My master hasn’t held anything back from me, except you. You are his wife. So how could I do an evil thing like that? How could I sin against God?”

One day Joseph went into the house to take care of his duties. None of the family servants was inside. Potiphar’s wife grabbed him by his coat. “Come to bed with me!” she said. But he left his coat in her hand. And he ran out of the house.