'Spies' in the Bible

Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land.”

“We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.”

Then Joseph said to them, “I have spoken: ‘You are spies!’

Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

But we told him: We are honest and not spies.

Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’”

After Moses sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from the Acacia Grove, saying, “Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.” So they left, and they came to the house of a woman, a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed there.

They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz).

The spies saw a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.”

So David sent out spies and knew for certain that Saul had come.

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

By faith Rahab the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed.