“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”
She caught him by his cloak and said: come to bed with me! But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house. The running out of the house — leaving the cloak behind — is the physical enactment of Joseph's refusal: he does not hesitate, negotiate, or resist in place. He runs. 1 Corinthians 6:18 commands: flee sexual immorality. Joseph flees. The application: the response to the escalated temptation that catches hold of you is the same response as the earlier refusals — run. The only change is the speed.
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