Genesis 50:20

New Century Version

You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done.

Cross References

Genesis 37:26

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and hide his death?

Genesis 37:27

Let’s sell him to these Ishmaelites. Then we will not be guilty of killing our own brother. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” And the other brothers agreed.

Genesis 37:4

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than he loved them, they hated their brother and could not speak to him politely.

Genesis 50:19

Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Can I do what only God can do?

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to suffer so I would learn your demands.

Psalm 56:5

All day long they twist my words; all their evil plans are against me.

Psalm 76:10

People praise you for your anger against evil. Those who live through your anger are stopped from doing more evil.

Isaiah 10:7

But Assyria’s king doesn’t understand that I am using him; he doesn’t know he is a tool for me. He only wants to destroy other people and to defeat many nations.

Acts 2:23

Jesus was given to you, and with the help of those who don’t know the law, you put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But this was God’s plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen.

Acts 3:26

God has raised up his servant Jesus and sent him to you first to bless you by turning each of you away from doing evil.”

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan.