Genesis 50:20

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You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done—the saving of many lives.

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  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
  • Ps 119:71 : 71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn Your statutes.
  • Gen 45:5-8 : 5 Now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life. 6 For two years now, there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years, there will be no plowing or harvesting. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to establish a remnant for you on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me like a father to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and a ruler throughout Egypt.
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 When God raised up His servant, Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.
  • Gen 37:4 : 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all of them, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
  • Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release Him. 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you. 15 You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
  • Gen 37:18-20 : 18 They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they conspired to kill him. 19 They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!" 20 Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."
  • Ps 56:5 : 5 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
  • Acts 2:23 : 23 He was delivered up by God’s determined plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
  • Ps 105:16-17 : 16 He called famine upon the land; He broke the supply of bread. 17 He sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
  • Isa 10:7 : 7 But this is not what he intends, nor does he plan it in his heart. Instead, his purpose is to destroy and to cut off many nations.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 When God rose up to judge, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 50:15-19
    5 verses
    80%

    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 50:21
    79%

    21'So do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.' And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

  • Gen 45:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    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 45:7-10
    4 verses
    78%

    7But God sent me ahead of you to establish a remnant for you on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

    8So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me like a father to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and a ruler throughout Egypt.

    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.’

    10You shall dwell in the land of Goshen and be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

  • Gen 44:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4They had just left the city and had not gone far when Joseph said to his steward, "Get up, pursue the men. When you catch up to them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid good with evil?'

    5'Is this not the cup my master drinks from and also uses for divination? You have done wrong in what you have done.'

  • Gen 44:15
    71%

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

  • Ps 105:17
    70%

    17He sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

  • Gen 31:29
    69%

    29I have the power to harm you, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

  • Ps 21:11
    69%

    11You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among mankind.

  • Gen 37:18
    69%

    18They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they conspired to kill him.

  • Gen 42:18-20
    3 verses
    69%

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

    19If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

    20Then bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified, and you will not die.' And they did so.

  • Acts 7:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9Because they were jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him.

    10God rescued him from all his troubles, and He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  • Gen 45:20
    69%

    20Do not worry about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.

  • Gen 39:5
    69%

    5From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

  • Gen 40:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14But when it goes well with you, please remember me and show me kindness. Mention me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this prison.

    15For I was forcibly taken from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in this pit.

  • Gen 37:20
    68%

    20Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."

  • Gen 39:21-22
    2 verses
    68%

    21But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

    22The warden put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners, and he was responsible for whatever happened there.

  • Gen 41:39
    68%

    39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.'

  • Gen 45:17
    68%

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

  • Gen 42:14
    67%

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

  • Gen 37:28
    67%

    28When the Midianite merchants passed by, they pulled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

  • Gen 39:2
    67%

    2The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the house of his Egyptian master.

  • Gen 47:25
    67%

    25They replied, 'You have saved our lives! May we find favor in the eyes of my lord, and we will be servants to Pharaoh.'

  • Gen 48:15
    67%

    15Then he blessed Joseph and said, 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,'

  • Gen 48:21
    67%

    21Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.'

  • Gen 41:41
    67%

    41Pharaoh also said to Joseph, 'See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.'

  • Gen 42:28
    67%

    28He said to his brothers, 'My money has been returned! Look, it is here in my sack.' Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another, saying, 'What is this that God has done to us?'

  • Gen 42:6
    67%

    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.