Come on now, let's kill him and throw his body into one of the dry wells. We can say that a wild animal killed him. Then we will see what becomes of his dreams."

"Just throw him into this well in the wilderness, but don't hurt him." He said this, planning to save him from them and send him back to his father.

Then they took him and threw him into the well, which was dry.

Judah said to his brothers, "What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up the murder?

and when some Midianite traders came by, the brothers pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

He returned to his brothers and said, "The boy is not there! What am I going to do?"

They took the robe to their father and said, "We found this. Does it belong to your son?"

Jacob tore his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. He mourned for his son a long time.

May Almighty God cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, I must lose them."

"My son Joseph is still alive!" he said. "This is all I could ask for! I must go and see him before I die."

Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and all the rest of his father's family, including the very youngest.

David said to himself, "One of these days Saul will kill me. The best thing for me to do is to escape to Philistia. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel, and I will be safe."

Remember, O God, my life is only a breath; my happiness has already ended.

Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all;

The end of something is better than its beginning. Patience is better than pride.

But Israel's sins will be forgiven only when the stones of pagan altars are ground up like chalk, and no more incense altars or symbols of the goddess Asherah are left.

I thought that in the prime of life I was going to the world of the dead, Never to live out my life.

Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.

I am the LORD your God; I strengthen you and tell you, 'Do not be afraid; I will help you.' "

The LORD says, "Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you.

At once Jesus reached out and grabbed hold of him and said, "What little faith you have! Why did you doubt?"

We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.

In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.

Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains.

Do not complain against one another, my friends, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.

We call them happy because they endured. You have heard of Job's patience, and you know how the Lord provided for him in the end. For the Lord is full of mercy and compassion.