Genesis 41:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Joseph replied to Pharaoh,“It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 40:8 : 8 They told him,“We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded,“Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.”
  • Dan 2:47 : 47 The king replied to Daniel,“Certainly your God is a God of gods and Lord of kings and revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery!”
  • Acts 3:12 : 12 When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
  • 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
  • Num 12:6 : 6 The LORD said,“Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.
  • 2 Kgs 6:27 : 27 He replied,“No, let the LORD help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.”
  • Dan 2:18-23 : 18 He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised the God of heaven, 20 saying,“Let the name of God be praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to him. 21 He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding; 22 he reveals deep and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness, and light resides with him. 23 O God of my fathers, I acknowledge and glorify you, for you have bestowed wisdom and power on me. Now you have enabled me to understand what I requested from you. For you have enabled me to understand the king’s dilemma.”
  • Dan 2:28-30 : 28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows. 29 “As for you, O king, while you were in your bed your thoughts turned to future things. The revealer of mysteries has made known to you what will take place. 30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.
  • Dan 4:2 : 2 I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me.
  • Luke 19:42 : 42 saying,“If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
  • Acts 3:7 : 7 Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
  • Gen 37:14 : 14 So Jacob said to him,“Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.
  • Acts 14:14-15 : 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting, 15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them– yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 41:15
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    15Pharaoh said to Joseph,“I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard about you, that you can interpret dreams.”

  • Gen 40:7-8
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    7So he asked Pharaoh’s officials, who were with him in custody in his master’s house,“Why do you look so sad today?”

    8They told him,“We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded,“Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.”

  • Gen 41:25
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    25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh,“Both dreams of Pharaoh have the same meaning. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

  • Gen 41:38-41
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    38So Pharaoh asked his officials,“Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?”

    39So Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!

    40You will oversee my household, and all my people will submit to your commands. Only I, the king, will be greater than you.

    41“See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph,“I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”

  • Gen 41:17
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    17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph,“In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.

  • Gen 50:19
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    19But Joseph answered them,“Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

  • Gen 45:7-9
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    7God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

    8So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

    9Now go up to my father quickly and tell him,‘This is what your son Joseph says:“God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!

  • Gen 41:44
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    44Pharaoh also said to Joseph,“I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will move his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”

  • Gen 41:8
    72%

    8In the morning he was troubled, so he called for all the diviner-priests of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

  • Gen 41:28
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    28This is just what I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

  • Gen 44:15
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    15Joseph said to them,“What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”

  • Gen 41:55
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    55When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt,“Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

  • Gen 37:6
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    6He said to them,“Listen to this dream I had:

  • Gen 41:32-33
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    32The dream was repeated to Pharaoh because the matter has been decreed by God, and God will make it happen soon.

    33“So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 44:17-18
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    71%

    17But Joseph said,“Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

    18Then Judah approached him and said,“My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

  • Gen 41:46
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    46Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 45:5
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    5Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!

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

  • Gen 40:18
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    18Joseph replied,“This is its meaning: The three baskets represent three days.

  • Gen 45:16-17
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    16Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh,“Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.

    17Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!

  • Gen 45:3
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    3Joseph said to his brothers,“I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” His brothers could not answer him because they were dumbfounded before him.

  • Gen 41:1
    69%

    1Joseph’s Rise to Power At the end of two full years Pharaoh had a dream. As he was standing by the Nile,