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Genesis 50:20
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Genesis 50:20
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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.(A)
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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)
Romans 8:28
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Romans 8:28
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28 We know that all things work together[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(A)
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- 8.28 Other ancient authorities read God makes all things work together or in all things God works
Romans 8:28
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Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that in all things God works for the good(A) of those who love him, who[a] have been called(B) according to his purpose.(C)
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- Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who
Psalm 119:71
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Psalm 119:71
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71 It is good for me that I was humbled,
so that I might learn your statutes.
Psalm 119:71
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Psalm 119:71
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71 It was good for me to be afflicted(A)
so that I might learn your decrees.
Genesis 45:5-8
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Genesis 45:5-8
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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.(A) 6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. 7 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 ruler over all the land of Egypt.(B)
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Genesis 45:5-8
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Genesis 45:5-8
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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) 6 For two years now there has been famine(D) in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(E) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](F)
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(G) He made me father(H) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(I)
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- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
Genesis 37:18-20
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Genesis 37:18-20
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18 They saw him from a distance, and before he came near to them they conspired to kill him.(A) 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. 20 Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; then we shall say that a wild animal has devoured him, and we shall see what will become of his dreams.”
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Genesis 37:18-20
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Genesis 37:18-20
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18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.(A)
19 “Here comes that dreamer!(B)” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(C) and say that a ferocious animal(D) devoured him.(E) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(F)
Acts 2:23
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Acts 2:23
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23 this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law.(A)
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Acts 2:23
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Acts 2:23
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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)
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- Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)
Acts 3:26
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Acts 3:26
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26 When God raised up his servant,[a] he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”(A)
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- 3.26 Or child
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Acts 3:26
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26 When God raised up(A) his servant, he sent him first(B) to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Acts 3:13-15
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Acts 3:13-15
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13 The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,[a] the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant[b] Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him.(A) 14 But you rejected the holy and righteous[c] one and asked to have a murderer given to you,(B) 15 and you killed the author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.(C)
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Acts 3:13-15
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Acts 3:13-15
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13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,(A) the God of our fathers,(B) has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over(C) to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate,(D) though he had decided to let him go.(E) 14 You disowned the Holy(F) and Righteous One(G) and asked that a murderer be released to you.(H) 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead.(I) We are witnesses(J) of this.
Psalm 105:16-17
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Psalm 105:16-17
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16 When he summoned famine against the land
and cut off every supply of bread,[a](A)
17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.(B)
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- 105.16 Heb staff of bread
Psalm 105:16-17
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Psalm 105:16-17
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Genesis 37:4
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Genesis 37:4
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4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.(A)
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Genesis 37:4
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Genesis 37:4
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4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him(A) and could not speak a kind word to him.
Psalm 56:5
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Psalm 56:5
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5 All day long they seek to injure my cause;
all their thoughts are against me for evil.(A)
Psalm 56:5
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Psalm 56:5
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5 All day long they twist my words;(A)
all their schemes are for my ruin.
Isaiah 10:7
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Isaiah 10:7
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7 But this is not what he intends,
nor does he have this in mind,
but it is in his heart to destroy
and to cut off nations not a few.(A)
Isaiah 10:7
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Isaiah 10:7
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7 But this is not what he intends,(A)
this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
to put an end to many nations.
Psalm 76:10
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Psalm 76:10
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10 Human wrath serves only to praise you,
when you bind the last bit of your[a] wrath around you.(A)
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- 76.10 Heb lacks your
Psalm 76:10
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Psalm 76:10
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- Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself
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