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Genesis 45:5
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Genesis 45:5
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5 And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, (A)for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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Genesis 45:5
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Genesis 45:5
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5 And now, do not be distressed(A) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(B) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(C)
Genesis 50:20
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Genesis 50:20
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20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but (A)God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people[a] should be kept alive, as they are today.
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- Genesis 50:20 Or a numerous people
Genesis 50:20
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Genesis 50:20
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20 You intended to harm me,(A) but God intended(B) it for good(C) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.(D)
Acts 2:23-24
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Acts 2:23-24
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23 this Jesus,[a] (A)delivered up according to (B)the definite plan and (C)foreknowledge of God, (D)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 (E)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because (F)it was not possible for him to be held by it.
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- Acts 2:23 Greek this one
Acts 2:23-24
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Acts 2:23-24
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23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(A) and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(B) 24 But God raised him from the dead,(C) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(D)
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- Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)
Job 1:21
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Job 1:21
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21 And he said, (A)“Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I (B)return. The Lord (C)gave, and the Lord has taken away; (D)blessed be the name of the Lord.”
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Genesis 45:7-8
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Genesis 45:7-8
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7 And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. 8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and (A)ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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Genesis 45:7-8
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Genesis 45:7-8
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7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(A) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](B)
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(C) He made me father(D) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(E)
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- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
Acts 7:9-15
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Acts 7:9-15
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9 “And the patriarchs, (A)jealous of Joseph, (B)sold him into Egypt; but (C)God was with him 10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and (D)gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, (E)who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. 11 Now (F)there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. 12 (G)But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. 13 And (H)on the second visit (I)Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and (J)Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. 14 And (K)Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, (L)seventy-five persons in all. 15 And (M)Jacob went down into Egypt, and (N)he died, he (O)and our fathers,
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Acts 7:9-15
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Acts 7:9-15
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9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(A) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(B) But God was with him(C) 10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(D)
11 “Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.(E) 12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.(F) 13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,(G) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.(H) 14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(I) seventy-five in all.(J) 15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(K)
Psalm 105:16-17
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Psalm 105:16-17
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16 When he (A)summoned a famine on the land
and (B)broke all supply[a] of bread,
17 he had (C)sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who was (D)sold as a slave.
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- Psalm 105:16 Hebrew staff
Psalm 105:16-17
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Psalm 105:16-17
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Luke 23:34
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Luke 23:34
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34 And Jesus said, “Father, (A)forgive them, (B)for they know not what they do.”[a] And they cast lots (C)to divide his garments.
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- Luke 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus… what they do
Luke 23:34
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Luke 23:34
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34 Jesus said, “Father,(A) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[a](B) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(C)
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- Luke 23:34 Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence.
Isaiah 40:1-2
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Isaiah 40:1-2
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Comfort for God's People
40 (A)Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 (B)Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that (C)her warfare[a] is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
double for all her sins.
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- Isaiah 40:2 Or hardship
Isaiah 40:1-2
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Isaiah 40:1-2
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Genesis 47:25
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Genesis 47:25
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25 And they said, “You have saved our lives; (A)may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.”
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Genesis 47:25
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Genesis 47:25
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25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord;(A) we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”(B)
2 Corinthians 2:11
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2 Corinthians 2:11
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11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for (A)we are not ignorant of his designs.
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2 Corinthians 2:11
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2 Corinthians 2:11
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2 Corinthians 2:7
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2 Corinthians 2:7
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7 so (A)you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
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2 Corinthians 2:7
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2 Corinthians 2:7
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7 Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him,(A) so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Acts 4:24-28
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Acts 4:24-28
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24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices (A)together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, (B)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,[a] said by the Holy Spirit,
(C)“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and (D)the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his (E)Anointed’[b]—
27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your (F)holy servant Jesus, (G)whom you anointed, both (H)Herod and (I)Pontius Pilate, along (J)with the Gentiles and (K)the peoples of Israel, 28 (L)to do whatever your hand and (M)your plan had predestined to take place.
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Acts 4:24-28
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Acts 4:24-28
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24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(A) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(B) 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(C)
“‘Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the Lord
and against his anointed one.[a]’[b](D)
27 Indeed Herod(E) and Pontius Pilate(F) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(G) whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(H)
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