5 These my brethren hated me, but the Lord loved me: (T12)
Testament of Joseph 1:5
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Psalms 69:7–9
7 For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. 8 I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, 9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
Psalms 109:4–6
4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 6 Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
Romans 9:12–14
12 not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” 13 So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” 14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
Testament of Simeon 1:6–8
6 Because valour also has been given from the Most High to men in soul and body. (T12) 7 For in the time of my youth I was jealous in many things of Joseph, because my father loved him beyond all. (T12) 8 And I set my mind against him to destroy him because the prince of deceit… (T12)
Job 19:18–20
18 Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me. 19 All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me. 20 My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
1 John 3:12–14
12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous. 13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have pas…
Job 19:12–14
12 His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent. 13 He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. 14 My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
Psalms 25:18–20
18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. 19 Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred. 20 Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
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