Genesis 40:1-3 continues the narrative: Pharaoh's officials are imprisoned in the same place as Joseph, setting up their encounter.

Genesis 40:15 gives Joseph's own account that he was unjustly imprisoned, directly confirming the injustice hinted at in 39:20.

Genesis 41:9-14 recounts the cupbearer remembering Joseph, leading to his release from prison to interpret Pharaoh's dream.

Genesis 41:14 describes Joseph's release from prison, the eventual resolution of the imprisonment recorded in 39:20.

Genesis 40:3 specifies that the officials were confined in the very prison where Joseph was, directly linking to the same location.

In Gen 41:10, the butler recalls his own imprisonment in the same prison, linking Joseph's situation to the larger narrative of God's plan.

Gen 41:12 describes Joseph as the young Hebrew servant in prison who interpreted dreams, confirming his role during his imprisonment.

Psalm 105:18 poetically describes Joseph's harsh imprisonment with fetters and iron, echoing the suffering implied in 39:20.

Psalm 105:19 reflects on Joseph's imprisonment as a testing until God's word was fulfilled, showing divine purpose in his suffering.

Jer 37:15 records Jeremiah's unjust imprisonment, mirroring Joseph's experience as a righteous man falsely confined.

Heb 11:36 mentions bonds and imprisonment as part of the faithful's sufferings, including Joseph's example of endurance.