Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 39

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The LORD helped Joseph become a successful man. Joseph lived in the house of his master, Potiphar the Egyptian.

So Potiphar allowed Joseph to take responsibility for everything in the house. Potiphar didn’t have to worry about anything except deciding what to eat. Joseph was a very handsome, good-looking man.

The commander of the guards put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners. Joseph was their leader, but he still did the same work they did.

So Potiphar put Joseph into the prison where the king’s enemies were held, and that is where Joseph remained. The LORD was with Joseph and continued to show his kindness to him, so the commander of the prison guards began to like Joseph.

After some time, the wife of Joseph’s master began to pay special attention to him. One day she said to him, “Sleep with me.” But Joseph refused. He said, “My master trusts me with everything in his house. He has given me responsibility for everything here. My master has made me almost equal to him in his house. I cannot sleep with his wife! That is wrong! It is a sin against God.”

One day Joseph went into the house to do his work. He was the only man in the house at the time. His master’s wife grabbed his coat and said to him, “Come to bed with me.” But Joseph ran out of the house so fast that he left his coat in her hand.