24 : Basic English : Genesis 42,43; Gospel of Matthew 25 1. Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another? 2. And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours. 3. So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt. 4. But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him. 5. And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan. ; AB church Lausanne

23 : Basic English : Genesis 41; Gospel of Matthew 24 1. Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile; 2. And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass. 3. And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows. 4. And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep. 5. But he went to sleep again and had a second dream, in which he saw seven heads of grain, full and good, all on one stem. ; AB church Lausanne

22 : Basic English : Genesis 39,40; Gospel of Matthew 23 1. Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2. And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well. 4. And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had. 5. And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field. ; AB church Lausanne

21 : Basic English : Genesis 37,38; Gospel of Matthew 22 1. Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan. 2. These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them. 3. Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him. 4. And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him. 5. Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever. ; AB church Lausanne

20 : Basic English : Genesis 36; Gospel of Matthew 21 1. Now these are the generations of Esau, that is to say, Edom. 2. Esau's wives were women of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, 3. And Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. 4. Adah had a son Eliphaz; and Basemath was the mother of Reuel; 5. Oholibamah was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the sons of Esau, whose birth took place in the land of Canaan. ; AB church Lausanne

19 : Basic English : Genesis 34,35; Gospel of Matthew 20 1. Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had by Jacob, went out to see the women of that country. 2. And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her. 3. Then his heart went out in love to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he said comforting words to her. 4. And Shechem said to Hamor, his father, Get me this girl for my wife. 5. Now Jacob had word of what Shechem had done to his daughter; but his sons were in the fields with the cattle, and Jacob said nothing till they came. ; AB church Lausanne

18 : Basic English : Genesis 32,33; Gospel of Matthew 19 1. And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God. 2. And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim. 3. Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom; 4. And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban: 5. And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes. ; AB church Lausanne

17 : Basic English : Genesis 31; Gospel of Matthew 18 1. Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth. 2. And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before. 3. Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you. 4. And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock. 5. And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me ; AB church Lausanne

16 : Basic English : Genesis 30; Gospel of Matthew 17 1. Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living. 2. But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit? 3. Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her. 4. So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. 5. And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son. ; AB church Lausanne

15 : Basic English : Genesis 28,29; Gospel of Matthew 16 1. Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan; 2. But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. 3. And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples. 4. And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage. 5. So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau. ; AB church Lausanne

14 : Basic English : Genesis 27; Gospel of Matthew 15 1. Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I. 2. And he said, See now, I am old, and my death may take place at any time: 3. So take your arrows and your bow and go out to the field and get meat for me; 4. And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me. 5. Now Isaac's words to his son were said in Rebekah's hearing. Then Esau went out to get the meat. ; AB church Lausanne

13 : Basic English : Genesis 25,26; Gospel of Matthew 14 1. And Abraham took another wife named Keturah. 2. She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. 3. And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. 4. And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah. 5. Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac; ; AB church Lausanne

12 : Basic English : Genesis 24; Gospel of Matthew 13 1. Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure. 2. And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: 3. And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living; 4. But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac. 5. And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came? ; AB church Lausanne

11 : Basic English : Genesis 22,23; Gospel of Matthew 12 1. Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I. 2. And he said to him, Take your son, your dearly loved only son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and give him as a burned offering on one of the mountains of which I will give you knowledge. 3. And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word. 4. And on the third day, Abraham, lifting up his eyes, saw the place a long way off. 5. Then he said to his young men, Keep here with the ass; and I and the boy will go on and give worship and come back again to you. ; AB church Lausanne

10 : Basic English : Genesis 20,21; Gospel of Matthew 11 1. And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, in Gerar. 2. And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah. 3. But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife. 4. Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation? 5. Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this. ; AB church Lausanne

9 : Basic English : Genesis 18,19; Gospel of Matthew 10 1. Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day; 2. And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth; 3. And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant: 4. Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree: 5. And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so. ; AB church Lausanne

8 : Basic English : Genesis 15,16,17; Gospel of Matthew 9 1. After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward. 2. And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me. 3. And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage. 4. Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you. 5. And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be. ; AB church Lausanne

7 : Basic English : Genesis 13,14; Gospel of Matthew 8 1. And Abram went up out of Egypt with his wife and all he had, and Lot with him, and they came in to the South. 2. Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold. 3. And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai; 4. To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord. 5. And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents; ; AB church Lausanne

6 : Basic English : Genesis 11,12; Gospel of Matthew 7 1. And all the earth had one language and one tongue. 2. And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place. 3. And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, burning them well. And they had bricks for stone, putting them together with sticky earth. 4. And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth. 5. And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building. ; AB church Lausanne

5 : Basic English : Genesis 9,10; Gospel of Matthew 6 1. And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile, and have increase, and make the earth full. 2. And the fear of you will be strong in every beast of the earth and every bird of the air; everything which goes on the land, and all the fishes of the sea, are given into your hands. 3. Every living and moving thing will be food for you; I give them all to you as before I gave you all green things. 4. But flesh with the life-blood in it you may not take for food. 5. And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man. ; AB church Lausanne