Gen 34:13, 1Ki 20:31-33, Mat 10:16, Luk 16:8 | ESV | STEP | The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully , because he had defiled their sister Dinah .

aSee 2 Sam. 3:31

b[See ver. 31 above]

c Luke 10:3; [John 17:18]

d Gen. 3:1

e Rom. 16:19 (Gk.); Phil. 2:15; [1 Cor. 14:20]

fSee Matt. 25:2

g ch. 20:34; See ch. 10:6

iSee Matt. 25:2

j John 12:36; 1 Thess. 5:5; [Eph. 5:8]

Genesis 34:13

13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.

1 Kings 20:31-33

31 And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us ^aput sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.” 32 So they ^btied sackcloth around their waists and put ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please, let me live.’” And he said, “Does he still live? He is my brother.” 33 Now the men were watching for a sign, and they quickly took it up from him and said, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” Then he said, “Go and bring him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

Matthew 10:16

Persecution Will Come

16 ^c“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be ^dwise as serpents and ^einnocent as doves.

Luke 16:8

8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his ^fshrewdness. For ^gthe sons of this world ^{▼▼Greek age} are ⁱmore shrewd in dealing with their own generation than ^jthe sons of light.