Genesis 50:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 47:12 : 12 Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household according to the number of their children.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Gen 34:3 : 3 But his heart was deeply attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
  • Gen 45:10-11 : 10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen and be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have. 11 I will provide for you there, because there are still five years of famine to come, so that neither you, your household, nor anything that belongs to you will fall into poverty.
  • Isa 40:2 : 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her hard service is completed, that her sin has been paid for, for she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
  • Matt 6:14 : 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
  • Rom 12:20-21 : 20 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 50:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

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

    20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done—the saving of many lives.

  • Gen 50:22-25
    4 verses
    77%

    22Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with his father's family. He lived to be 110 years old.

    23He saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children, and also the children of Machir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.

    24Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'

    25And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, 'God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.'

  • Gen 45:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3Joseph 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.

    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 45:7-11
    5 verses
    77%

    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.

    11I will provide for you there, because there are still five years of famine to come, so that neither you, your household, nor anything that belongs to you will fall into poverty.

  • Gen 47:12
    76%

    12Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household according to the number of their children.

  • Gen 50:14-17
    4 verses
    76%

    14After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all those who had gone up with him to bury his father.

    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.

  • Gen 48:21
    74%

    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 45:17-20
    4 verses
    74%

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

    18Then bring your father and your households and come back to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat from the fat of the land.

    19You are also instructed to do this: Take wagons from Egypt for your children and your wives, and bring your father and come.

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

  • Gen 50:8
    74%

    8Joseph's entire household, his brothers, and his father's household accompanied him. But they left their children, flocks, and cattle in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 43:23
    73%

    23He said, "Peace be with you. Do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your silver." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

  • Gen 50:1
    73%

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

  • Gen 47:5
    73%

    5Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.'

  • Gen 43:14
    72%

    14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.

  • Gen 46:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.'

    4I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.

  • Gen 42:18
    72%

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

  • Gen 46:31
    72%

    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 42:25
    71%

    25Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man's silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done, they loaded their grain on their donkeys and departed.

  • Gen 48:15
    71%

    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 44:21
    71%

    21Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I may set my eyes on him.'"