Gen 44:7, Jos 22:29, 24:16, 1Sa 14:45, Luk 20:16 | ESV | STEP | They said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these ? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing !

aSee ver. 16

bSee ver. 16

c[See ver. 39 above]

d 2 Sam. 14:11; 1 Kgs. 1:52; Luke 21:18; Acts 27:34; [Matt. 10:30; Luke 12:7]

e[ch. 19:27]

f[Matt. 24:50; 25:19]

g Matt. 21:43; Acts 13:46; 18:6; 28:28; [Matt. 8:11, 12]

Genesis 44:7

7 They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

Joshua 22:29

29 Far be it from us that we should ^arebel against the Lord and turn away this day from following the Lord ^bby building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle!”

Joshua 24:16

16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods,

1 Samuel 14:45

45 Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! ^cAs the Lord lives, ^dthere shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die.

Luke 20:16

16 ^eHe will ^fcome and destroy those tenants and ^ggive the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!”