Come now therefore, let us kill him and cast him into a pit; and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams!

And Reuben said to them, Do not shed blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him; that he might rescue him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.

And they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

Then some Midianite traders passed by; and the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

And he returned to his brothers and said, The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?

And they sent the tunic reaching to the soles of the feet, and they brought it to their father and said, We have found this. Do you recognize whether it is your son's tunic or not?

And Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!

And Israel said, It is enough! Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.

And Joseph sustained his father, his brothers, and all his father's house with food, according to the mouths of the children.

And David thought in his heart, Now I shall perish one day at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should slip away to escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. Thus I shall escape out of his hand.

O remember that my life is a breath; my eye will never return to see good.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Jehovah delivers him out of them all.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be atoned; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in pieces, the groves and idols shall not stand.

I said at the end of of my days, I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will make you strong; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.

For I, Jehovah your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Fear not; I will help you.

Fear not, you worm of Jacob and men of Israel; I will help you, says Jehovah and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also provide a way out, that you may be able to bear it.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is achieving for us a surpassing and eternal weight of glory,

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

Do not grumble against one another, brethren, that you not be condemned. Behold, the Judge stands at the door.

Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job and seen the outcome brought about by the Lord; that the Lord is very kind and merciful.