Genesis 42:1

Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt

42:1 When Jacob heard ¹  there was grain in Egypt, he ²  said to his sons, “Why are you looking at each other?” ³ 

Matthew 26:22

26:22 They ⁴  became greatly distressed ⁵  and each one began to say to him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

Mark 14:19

14:19 They were distressed, and one by one said to him, “Surely not I?”

Luke 22:23

22:23 So ⁶  they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

[42:1]  ¹ tn Heb “saw.”

[42:1]  ² tn Heb “Jacob.” Here the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[42:1]  ³ sn Why are you looking at each other? The point of Jacob’s question is that his sons should be going to get grain rather than sitting around doing nothing. Jacob, as the patriarch, still makes the decisions for the whole clan.

[26:22]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:22]  ⁵ tn The participle λυπούμενοι (lupoumenoi) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.

[22:23]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ comments: The disciples begin wondering who would betray him.