Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come on!
Genesis 50:20 - Tree of Life Version Yes, you yourselves planned evil against me. God planned it for good, in order to bring about what it is this day—to preserve the lives of many people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day. American Standard Version (1901) And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Common English Bible You planned something bad for me, but God produced something good from it, in order to save the lives of many people, just as he’s doing today. Catholic Public Domain Version You devised evil against me. But God turned it into good, so that he might exalt me, just as you presently discern, and so that he might bring about the salvation of many peoples. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that he might exalt me, as at present you see, and might save many people. |
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come on!
Let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites. Let’s not lay our hand on him—since he’s our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak to him in shalom.
But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. For am I in the place of God?
It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I may learn Your decrees.
In God—I keep praising His word— in God I trust, I will not fear. What can mere flesh do to me?
when God rose up to judgment, to save all the humble of the land. Selah
Yet that is not what Assyria intends, nor is that what he is thinking about. Rather his heart is to destroy, and to cut down nations—only a few!
this Yeshua, given over by God’s predetermined plan and foreknowledge, nailed to the cross by the hand of lawless men, you killed.
God raised up His Servant and sent Him first to you, to bless you all by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.