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Genesis 42:11

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We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
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  1. 2 Corinthians 6:4Rank 1 from verse 11
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    4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

  2. Genesis 42:19Rank 2 from verse 11
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    19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

  3. Genesis 42:33–34Rank 3 from verse 11
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    33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

    34And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  4. John 7:18Rank 4 from verse 11
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    18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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Genesis 42:11

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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true

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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.

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spies

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Persons secretly sent to obtain information or carry out a concealed purpose.

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42:3¶ And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

42:4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

42:5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

42:6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

42:7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

42:8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

42:9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

42:10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

42:11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

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42:12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

42:13And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

42:14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

42:15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

42:16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

42:17And he put them all together into ward three days.

42:18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

42:19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

42:20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

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