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Read Genesis 42:1–4, then switch between Understand and Reflect to explore the passage for yourself.
1Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
2He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”
3Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4But Jacob didn’t send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers; for he said, “Lest perhaps harm happen to him.”
Read the full chapterUnderstand and Reflect accompany every passage across all 73 books. A guided prayer journey is available with every passage. Explanations and reflection prompts are original editorial guidance, separate from Scripture.
Your reading, your prayers,
and a community around the passage.
HIGHLIGHT & SAVEHold a verse to highlight it in blue, red or green. Save a verse separately when you want to find it in your calendar.
PRAY & RETURNOpen a short prayer journey from Reflect beside any passage. Save an intention privately on your device, then revisit that exact prayer and day.
READ TOGETHEROpen Community from the green icon to find today’s passage and recent conversations. Continue in Discuss beside the passage, with your chosen name and avatar colour.
Discussions, highlights and saved verses or prayers are app features. The website has no profile, personal calendar or saved reading history.
Read the Bible online without an account. Understand offers context and a closer look; Reflect offers a question and a practical next step. The guided prayer journey beside each passage invites you to pause and respond in your own words.
The website includes all 73 books of the World English Bible (Catholic), in English, with the biblical text unchanged. The app brings together highlights, saved verses, a dated prayer journal and passage discussions. Those personal and community tools belong to the app; this website keeps reading and exploration open to everyone.