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)

¹⁹ But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?^{(A) 20} You intended to harm me,^(B) but God intended^(C) it for good^(D) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.^(E)