Genesis 45:3

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Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?' But his brothers could not answer him because they were so shocked and dismayed by his presence.

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  • Acts 7:13 : 13 On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
  • Acts 9:5 : 5 He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
  • Rev 1:7 : 7 Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Yes, Amen.
  • Job 4:5 : 5 But now it has come to you, and you are weary; it touches you, and you are troubled.
  • Job 23:15 : 15 That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid of him.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
  • Matt 14:26-27 : 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. 'It's a ghost!' they said, and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them: 'Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.'
  • Mark 6:50 : 50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But He immediately spoke to them and said, 'Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.'
  • Luke 5:8 : 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
  • Luke 24:37-38 : 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?"

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  • Gen 45:4-5
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    4Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' They came closer, and he said, 'I am Joseph, your brother, the one you sold into Egypt.'

    5Now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

  • Gen 47:5
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    5Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.'

  • Gen 45:1-2
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    1Joseph could no longer hold back his emotions in front of everyone standing near him, so he called out, 'Have everyone leave my presence!' No one remained with him when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers.

    2Joseph wept so loudly as he raised his voice in crying that the Egyptians heard it, and Pharaoh’s household also heard about it.

  • Gen 46:29-31
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    29Joseph readied his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.

    30Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face and know you are still alive.'

    31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, 'I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, "My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.'"

  • Gen 43:27
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    27He greeted them and asked, "How is your father, the old man you told me about? Is he still alive?"

  • Gen 42:6-8
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    6Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

    7When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'

    8Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

  • Gen 45:25-27
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    25So they went up from Egypt and came to Canaan to their father Jacob.

    26They told him, 'Joseph is still alive! He is even ruling over all the land of Egypt!' But Jacob was stunned and did not believe them.

    27But when they reported all the words Joseph had spoken to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.

  • Gen 45:9
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    9Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.’

  • Gen 50:15-19
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    15When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, 'What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and repays us for all the evil we did to him?'

    16So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, 'Before he died, your father gave this command:

    17'This is what you are to say to Joseph: “Please forgive the transgressions of your brothers and their sin, for they treated you so badly.” Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants of the God of your father.' Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

    18Then his brothers also came, bowed down before him, and said, 'We are your servants.'

    19But Joseph said to them, 'Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?'

  • Gen 47:1
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    1So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 'My father, my brothers, their flocks, their herds, and everything they own have come from the land of Canaan, and they are now in the region of Goshen.'

  • Gen 44:14-15
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    14Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph's house while he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

    15Joseph asked them, "What is this deed you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can certainly practice divination?"

  • Gen 43:6-7
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    6Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?”

    7They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

  • Gen 45:17
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    17Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

  • Gen 42:13-14
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    13And they said, 'Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer alive.'

    14But Joseph said to them, 'It is just as I said: You are spies!

  • Gen 45:15
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    15Joseph kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward, his brothers talked with him.

  • Gen 37:13
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    13Israel said to Joseph, "Aren’t your brothers shepherding the flock at Shechem? Go, and I will send you to them." Joseph replied, "Here I am."

  • Gen 44:19
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    19My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'"

  • Gen 37:16
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    16He replied, "I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are shepherding."

  • Gen 42:18
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    18On the third day, Joseph said to them, 'Do this, and you will live; for I fear God.'

  • Gen 50:1
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    1Joseph fell on his father's face, wept over him, and kissed him.

  • Gen 48:8
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    8When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, 'Who are these?'