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Gen 45:1 — Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

could not		Gen 43:30,31; Isa 42:14; Jer 20:9
Cause		2Sa 1:20; Mat 18:15; Act 10:41; 1Cr 13:5

Correlating Passages

could not

	Gen 43:30	And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought [where] to weep; and he entered into [his] chamber, and wept there.
	Gen 43:31	And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
	Isa 42:14	I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
	Jer 20:9	Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not [stay].

Cause

	2Sa 1:20	Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
	Mat 18:15	Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
	Act 10:41	Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, [even] to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
	1Cr 13:5	Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 45:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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