Genesis 50:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And Joseph said to them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God? [Vengeance is His, not mine.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

Common English Bible

¹⁹ But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I God?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And he answered them: "Do not be afraid. Are we able to resist the will of God?

Genesis 50:19 Cross References

Romans 12:19

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Genesis 45:5

And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became very angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

Hebrews 10:30

For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his skin disease? Just look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me.”

Matthew 14:27

But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Deuteronomy 32:35

for the day of vengeance and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip? Because the day of their calamity is at hand; their doom comes swiftly.

Genesis 50:18

Then his brothers also wept, fell down before him, and said, “We are here as your slaves.”

Genesis 50:20

Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.