Genesis 31:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 31:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 31:36 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 31:36 — KJV
“And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?”
— Genesis 31:36 (KJV)
Genesis 31:36 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 31:36
“If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:36: trespass, sin, after
“Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:36: answered, sin, hast
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:36: answered, sin, hast
“And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:36: answered, hast, after
“And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; hast punished...: Heb. hast withheld beneath our iniquities”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:36: trespass, hast, after
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