Genesis 50:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.

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  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
  • Ps 119:71 : 71 It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
  • Gen 45:5-8 : 5 Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives. 6 For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain. 7 God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation. 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.
  • Gen 37:4 : 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.
  • Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free. 14 But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you, 15 And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
  • Gen 37:18-20 : 18 But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death; 19 Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer. 20 Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
  • Ps 56:5 : 5 Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
  • Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
  • Ps 105:16-17 : 16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread. 17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
  • Isa 10:7 : 7 But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 50:15-19
    5 verses
    80%

    15 Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

    16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,

    17 You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

    18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

    19 And Joseph said, Have no fear: am I in the place of God?

  • Gen 50:21
    79%

    21 So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.

  • Gen 45:4-5
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    4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.

    5 Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.

  • Gen 45:7-10
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    78%

    7 God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.

    8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

    9 Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

    10 The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:

  • Gen 44:4-5
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    73%

    4 And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?

    5 Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.

  • Gen 44:15
    71%

    15 And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?

  • Ps 105:17
    70%

    17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

  • Gen 31:29
    69%

    29 It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

  • Ps 21:11
    69%

    11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

  • Gen 37:18
    69%

    18 But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

  • Gen 42:18-20
    3 verses
    69%

    18 And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:

    19 If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

    20 And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

  • Acts 7:9-10
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    69%

    9 And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

    10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

  • Gen 45:20
    69%

    20 And take no thought for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.

  • Gen 39:5
    69%

    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.

  • Gen 40:14-15
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    68%

    14 But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:

    15 For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.

  • Gen 37:20
    68%

    20 Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

  • Gen 39:21-22
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    68%

    21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

    22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

  • Gen 41:39
    68%

    39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:

  • Gen 45:17
    68%

    17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

  • Gen 42:14
    67%

    14 And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;

  • Gen 37:28
    67%

    28 And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.

  • Gen 39:2
    67%

    2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  • Gen 47:25
    67%

    25 And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

  • Gen 48:15
    67%

    15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

  • Gen 48:21
    67%

    21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 41:41
    67%

    41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 42:28
    67%

    28 And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?

  • Gen 42:6
    67%

    6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.