Genesis 45:8

Legacy Standard Bible

So now, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has set me as a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 45:26

And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But his heart was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Genesis 45:5

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

Job 29:16

“I was a father to the needy, And I searched out the case which I did not know.

Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with your tunic And tie your sash securely about him. I will give your authority into his hand, And he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

John 15:16

You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would abide, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

Romans 9:16

So then it does not depend on the one who wills or the one who runs, but on God who has mercy.

Philemon 1:15

For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

Judges 17:10

Micah then said to him, “Remain with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in.