Verse 20

But as for you, ye thought{H2803}{(H8804)} evil{H7451} against me; but God{H430} meant it{H2803}{(H8804)} unto good{H2896}, to{H4616} bring to pass{H6213}{(H8800)}, as it is this day{H3117}, to save{H2421} much{H7227} people{H5971} alive{H2421}{(H8687)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And{G1161} we know{G1492}{(G5758)} that all things{G3956} work together{G4903}{(G5719)} for{G1519} good{G18} to them that{G3754} love{G25}{(G5723)} God{G2316}, to them who are{G5607}{(G5752)} the called{G2822} according{G2596} to his purpose{G4286}.
  • Ps 119:71 : 71 It is good{H2896} for me that I have been afflicted{H6031}{(H8795)}; that I might learn{H3925}{(H8799)} thy statutes{H2706}.
  • Gen 45:5-8 : 5 Now therefore be not grieved{H6087}{(H8735)}, nor angry{H2734}{(H8799)} with yourselves{H5869}, that ye sold{H4376}{(H8804)} me hither: for God{H430} did send{H7971}{(H8804)} me before you{H6440} to preserve life{H4241}. 6 For these two years{H8141} hath the famine{H7458} been in{H7130} the land{H776}: and yet there are five{H2568} years{H8141}, in the which there shall neither{H369} be earing{H2758} nor harvest{H7105}. 7 And God{H430} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} me before you{H6440} to preserve{H7760}{(H8800)} you a posterity{H7611} in the earth{H776}, and to save your lives{H2421}{(H8687)} by a great{H1419} deliverance{H6413}. 8 So now it was not you that sent{H7971}{(H8804)} me hither, but God{H430}: and he hath made{H7760}{(H8799)} me a father{H1} to Pharaoh{H6547}, and lord{H113} of all his house{H1004}, and a ruler{H4910}{(H8802)} throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}.
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 Unto you{G5213} first{G4412} God{G2316}, having raised up{G450}{(G5660)} his{G846} Son{G3816} Jesus{G2424}, sent{G649}{(G5656)} him{G846} to bless{G2127}{(G5723)} you{G5209}, in{G1722} turning away{G654}{(G5721)} every one{G1538} of you{G5216} from{G575} his iniquities{G4189}.
  • Gen 37:4 : 4 And when his brethren{H251} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} that their father{H1} loved{H157}{(H8804)} him more than all his brethren{H251}, they hated{H8130}{(H8799)} him, and could{H3201}{(H8804)} not speak{H1696}{(H8763)} peaceably{H7965} unto him.
  • Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God{G2316} of Abraham{G11}, and{G2532} of Isaac{G2464}, and{G2532} of Jacob{G2384}, the God{G2316} of our{G2257} fathers{G3962}, hath glorified{G1392}{(G5656)} his{G846} Son{G3816} Jesus{G2424}; whom{G3739} ye{G5210} delivered up{G3860}{(G5656)}, and{G2532} denied{G720}{(G5662)} him{G846} in{G2596} the presence{G4383} of Pilate{G4091}, when he was determined{G2919}{(G5660)} to let{G630} him{G1565} go{G630}{(G5721)}. 14 But{G1161} ye{G5210} denied{G720}{(G5662)} the Holy One{G40} and{G2532} the Just{G1342}, and{G2532} desired{G154}{(G5668)} a murderer{G5406}{G435} to be granted{G5483}{(G5683)} unto you{G5213}; 15 And{G1161} killed{G615}{(G5656)} the Prince{G747} of life{G2222}, whom{G3739} God{G2316} hath raised{G1453}{(G5656)} from{G1537} the dead{G3498}; whereof{G3739} we{G2249} are{G2070}{(G5748)} witnesses{G3144}.
  • Gen 37:18-20 : 18 And when they saw{H7200}{(H8799)} him afar off{H7350}, even before he came near{H7126}{(H8799)} unto them, they conspired{H5230}{(H8691)} against him to slay{H4191}{(H8687)} him. 19 And they said{H559}{(H8799)} one{H376} to another{H251}, Behold, this{H1976} dreamer{H1167}{H2472} cometh{H935}{(H8802)}. 20 Come{H3212}{(H8798)} now therefore, and let us slay{H2026}{(H8799)} him, and cast{H7993}{(H8686)} him into some{H259} pit{H953}, and we will say{H559}{(H8804)}, Some evil{H7451} beast{H2416} hath devoured{H398}{(H8804)} him: and we shall see{H7200}{(H8799)} what will become of his dreams{H2472}.
  • Ps 56:5 : 5 Every day{H3117} they wrest{H6087}{H8762)} my words{H1697}: all their thoughts{H4284} are against me for evil{H7451}.
  • Acts 2:23 : 23 Him{G5126}, being delivered{G1560} by the determinate{G3724}{(G5772)} counsel{G1012} and{G2532} foreknowledge{G4268} of God{G2316}, ye have taken{G2983}{(G5631)}, and by{G1223} wicked{G459} hands{G5495} have crucified{G4362}{(G5660)} and slain{G337}{(G5627)}:
  • Ps 105:16-17 : 16 Moreover he called{H7121}{(H8799)} for a famine{H7458} upon the land{H776}: he brake{H7665}{(H8804)} the whole staff{H4294} of bread{H3899}. 17 He sent{H7971}{(H8804)} a man{H376} before{H6440} them, even Joseph{H3130}, who was sold{H4376}{(H8738)} for a servant{H5650}:
  • Isa 10:7 : 7 Howbeit he meaneth{H1819}{(H8762)} not so, neither doth his heart{H3824} think{H2803}{(H8799)} so; but it is in his heart{H3824} to destroy{H8045}{(H8687)} and cut off{H3772}{(H8687)} nations{H1471} not a few{H4592}.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 Surely the wrath{H2534} of man{H120} shall praise{H3034}{H8686)} thee: the remainder{H7611} of wrath{H2534} shalt thou restrain{H2296}{H8799)}.