Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Book of Genesis
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Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 39:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 39:6 JFB -> Commentary on 39:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 39:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 39:6 TSK -> Commentary on 39:6 TSK -> Entry for 39:6 WEN -> Notes on 39:6 NTB -> Beauty; Civil Service; Joseph; Servant TTT -> Bread; Egypt SBD -> Potiphar 39:6 - [In Context] So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn't have a worry in the world, except to decide what he wanted to eat!Now Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 39:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 39:7 JFB -> Commentary on 39:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 39:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 39:7 TSK -> Commentary on 39:7 TSK -> Entry for 39:7 WEN -> Notes on 39:7 NTB -> Accusation, False; Adultery; Character; Chastity; Conscience; Continence; Decision; Joseph; Master; Servant; Sin; Wife; Women TTT -> Chastity; Egypt; Temptation SBD -> Joseph 39:7 - [In Context] And about this time, Potiphar's wife began to desire him and invited him to sleep with her.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 39:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 39:8 JFB -> Commentary on 39:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 39:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 39:8 TSK -> Commentary on 39:8 TSK -> Entry for 39:8 WEN -> Notes on 39:8 NTB -> Accusation, False; Adultery; Character; Chastity; Conscience; Continence; Decision; Integrity; Joseph; Master; Servant; Sin; Women TTT -> Chastity; Egypt SBD -> Joseph 39:8 - [In Context] But Joseph refused. "Look," he told her, "my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 39:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 39:9 JFB -> Commentary on 39:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 39:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 39:9 TSK -> Commentary on 39:9 TSK -> Entry for 39:9 WEN -> Notes on 39:9 NTB -> Accusation, False; Adultery; Character; Chastity; Conscience; Continence; Decision; Integrity; Joseph; Master; Servant; Sin; Women TTT -> Chastity; Egypt; Fear, Godly SBD -> Joseph 39:9 - [In Context] No one here has more authority than I do! He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I ever do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 39:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 39:10 JFB -> Commentary on 39:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 39:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 39:10 TSK -> Commentary on 39:10 TSK -> Entry for 39:10 WEN -> Notes on 39:10 NTB -> Accusation, False; Adultery; Character; Chastity; Conscience; Continence; Decision; Integrity; Joseph; Master; Servant; Women TTT -> Chastity; Egypt SBD -> Joseph 39:10 - [In Context] She kept putting pressure on him day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 39:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 39:11 JFB -> Commentary on 39:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 39:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 39:11 TSK -> Commentary on 39:11 TSK -> Entry for 39:11 WEN -> Notes on 39:11 NTB -> Accusation, False; Adultery; Character; Chastity; Conscience; Continence; Decision; Integrity; Joseph; Master; Servant; Women TTT -> Egypt SBD -> Joseph 39:11 - [In Context] One day, however, no one else was around when he was doing his work inside the house.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 39:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 39:12 JFB -> Commentary on 39:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 39:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 39:12 TSK -> Commentary on 39:12 TSK -> Entry for 39:12 WEN -> Notes on 39:12 NTB -> Accusation, False; Adultery; Character; Chastity; Conscience; Continence; Decision; Integrity; Joseph; Master; Servant; Women TTT -> Egypt SBD -> Joseph SPG -> Devotional using 39:12 39:12 - [In Context] She came and grabbed him by his shirt, demanding, "Sleep with me!" Joseph tore himself away, but as he did, his shirt came off. She was left holding it as he ran from the house.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible, The New Living Translation copyright © 1996 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved. For more information about the NLT, please click here.