Genesis 39:3-12

³When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

⁴Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

⁵From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

⁶So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

⁷and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

⁸But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

⁹No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

¹⁰Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

¹¹One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

¹²She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

— Genesis 39:3-12

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Cross References for Genesis 39:3-12

• Genesis 30:27
• Genesis 39:8
• Psalm 1:3
• 2 Timothy 2:22
• 1 Peter 2:11
• Proverbs 5:8
• 2 Samuel 12:13
• 1 Corinthians 15:33
• Proverbs 7:13-27
• 2 Samuel 6:11-12

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