16 So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home. 17 Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me, 18 but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Genesis 39:16–18
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Genesis 39:11–13
11 One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside. 12 She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside. 13 When she saw that he had…
Book of Jubilees 39:9–11
9 But she embraced him and held him fast in the house in order to force him to lie with her, and closed the doors of the house and held him fast; but he left his garment in her hands and broke through the door and fled without from her presence. (JUB) 10 And the woman sa… (JUB)
Genesis 39:6–8
6 So 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, 7 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” 8 But he refus…
Testament of Joseph 1:71–73
71 When, therefore, I saw that in her madness she was holding fast to my garment, I left it behind, and fled away naked. (T12) 72 And holding fast to the garment she falsely accused me, and when her husband came he cast me into prison in his house; and on the morrow he sc… (T12)
Greek Daniel 13:20–22
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2 Samuel 13:13–15
13 Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” 14 But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her. 15 Then Amnon hated Tamar…
Mark 14:51–53
51 One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him, 52 but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked. 53 They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assem…
Book of Jubilees 33:4–6
4 And he lay with her, and she awoke and saw, and behold Reuben was lying with her in the bed, and she uncovered the border of her covering and seized him, and cried out, and discovered that it was Reuben. (JUB) 5 And she was ashamed because of him, and released her han… (JUB)
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