Genesis 50:19

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for [am] I in the place of God?

And Joseph {H3130} said {H559} unto them, Fear {H3372} not: for am I in the place of God {H430}?

But Yosef said to them, "Don't be afraid! Am I in the place of God?

But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Romans 12:19 (8 votes)

    Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

  • Genesis 45:5 (4 votes)

    Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

  • Genesis 30:2 (4 votes)

    And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

  • 2 Kings 5:7 (3 votes)

    And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

  • Hebrews 10:30 (3 votes)

    For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

  • Job 34:19 (2 votes)

    [How much less to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all [are] the work of his hands.

  • Job 34:29 (2 votes)

    When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only: