Genesis 42:21
Then they said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us."
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Genesis 37:26
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Genesis 37:27
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh." And they agreed.

Genesis 45:3
Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

Genesis 50:15
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him."

Hosea 5:15
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me."

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they said.

Genesis 41:9
Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "Today I recall my failures.

Numbers 32:23
But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD; and you may be assured that your sin will find you out.

2 Samuel 12:13
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." "The LORD has taken away your sin, " Nathan replied. "You will not die.

1 Kings 17:18
"O man of God, " said the woman to Elijah, "what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?"

Job 33:27, 28
Then he will sing before men with these words: 'I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. . . .

Job 34:31, 32
Suppose someone says to God, 'I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more. . . .

Job 36:8, 9
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, . . .

Hosea 5:15
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me."

Matthew 27:3, 4
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. . . .

Mark 9:44, 46, 48
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. . . .

Luke 16:28
for I have five brothers. Let him warn them so they will not also end up in this place of torment.'

Acts 19:18
Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

we saw.

Genesis 37:23-28
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe--the robe of many colors he was wearing-- . . .

Judges 1:7
Then Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me." And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

Proverbs 24:11, 12
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. . . .

Proverbs 28:17
A man burdened by bloodguilt will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.

Jeremiah 2:17, 19
Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way? . . .

Jeremiah 4:18
Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!"

Jeremiah 34:17
Therefore, this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD--freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Matthew 7:2
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

this distress.

Proverbs 1:27, 28
when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. . . .

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