Genesis 50:20
As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.
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Genesis 50:20
As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.
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Genesis 6:19
And you will take with you into the ark two of every sort of living thing, and keep them safe with you; they will be male and female.
Genesis 41:45
And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 47:25
And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
Proverbs 11:26
He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.
Proverbs 11:27
He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.
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Genesis 31:28
You did not even let me give a kiss to my sons and my daughters. This was a foolish thing to do.
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Genesis 37:4
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
Genesis 37:9
Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.
Genesis 37:10
And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?
Genesis 43:28
And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.
Genesis 44:14
So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.
Genesis 44:19
My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
Genesis 45:9
Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:
Genesis 46:29
And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.
Genesis 47:12
And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.
Acts 7:11
Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.
Acts 7:12
But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.
Acts 7:13
And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.
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Genesis 37:21
But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.
Genesis 37:22
Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
Genesis 37:23
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
Genesis 37:24
And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
Genesis 37:25
Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.
Genesis 37:29
Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
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Genesis 43:18
Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.
Genesis 43:23
Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.
1 Samuel 12:19
And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.
1 Samuel 12:20
Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;
1 Samuel 12:24
Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.
2 Samuel 9:7
And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.
Isaiah 35:3
Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.
Isaiah 35:4
Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
Mark 5:33
The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.
Mark 5:34
And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.
Luke 1:12
And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.
Luke 1:13
But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
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Genesis 50:1
And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.
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Deuteronomy 1:39
And your little ones, who, you said, would come into strange hands, your children, who now have no knowledge of good or evil, they will go into that land, and to them I will give it and it will be theirs.
Deuteronomy 30:15
See, I have put before you today, life and good, and death and evil;
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Exodus 7:3
And I will make Pharaoh's heart hard, and my signs and wonders will be increased in the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 26:19
Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.
2 Samuel 12:11
The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.
2 Samuel 24:1
Again the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and moving David against them, he said, Go, take the number of Israel and Judah.
1 Kings 22:20
And the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.
Ezekiel 14:9
And if the prophet, tricked by deceit, says anything, it is I the Lord by whom he has been tricked, and I will put out my hand against him, and he will be cut off from among my people Israel.
Ezekiel 20:25
And further, I gave them rules which were not good and orders in which there was no life for them;
2 Thessalonians 2:11
And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:
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1 Kings 11:29
Now at that time, when Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite came across him on the road; now Ahijah had put on a new robe; and the two of them were by themselves in the open country.
1 Kings 11:30
And Ahijah took his new robe in his hands, parting it violently into twelve.
1 Kings 11:31
And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten of the parts, for this is what the Lord has said: See, I will take the kingdom away from Solomon by force, and will give ten tribes to you;
1 Kings 11:32
(But one tribe will be his, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town which, out of all the tribes of Israel, I have made mine,)
1 Kings 11:33
Because they are turned away from me to the worship of Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Chemosh, the god of Moab, and Milcom, the god of the Ammonites; they have not been walking in my ways or doing what is right in my eyes or keeping my laws and my decisions as his father David did.
1 Kings 11:34
But I will not take the kingdom from him; I will let him be king all the days of his life, because of David my servant, in whom I took delight because he kept my orders and my laws.
1 Kings 11:35
But I will take the kingdom from his son, and give it to you.
1 Kings 11:36
And one tribe I will give to his son, so that David my servant may have a light for ever burning before me in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine to put my name there.
1 Kings 11:37
And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.
1 Kings 11:38
And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.
2 Chronicles 10:15
So the king did not give ear to the people; for this came about by the purpose of God, so that the Lord might give effect to his word which he had said by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.
2 Chronicles 11:4
The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers: let every man go back to his house, for this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the words of the Lord and were turned back from fighting against Jeroboam.
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2 Chronicles 20:6
And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.
Job 9:12
If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?
Job 9:13
God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.
Job 9:14
How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?
Job 9:15
Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.
Job 9:19
If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?
Job 23:14
For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.
Isaiah 20:6
And those living by the sea will say in that day, See the fate of our hope to whom we went for help and salvation from the king of Assyria: what hope have we then of salvation?
Romans 3:5
But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?
Romans 3:6
In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?
Romans 3:7
But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?
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Deuteronomy 23:14
For the Lord your God is walking among your tents, to keep you safe and to give up into your hands those who are fighting against you; then let your tents be holy, so that he may see no unclean thing among you, and be turned away from you.
Job 5:19
He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
Job 5:20
When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
Job 5:21
He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.
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2 Chronicles 24:24
For though the army of Aram was only a small one, the Lord gave a very great army into their hands, because they had given up the Lord, the God of their fathers. So they put into effect the punishment of Joash.
Proverbs 16:1
The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:9
A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.
Isaiah 5:10
For ten fields of vines will only give one measure of wine, and a great amount of seed will only give a small measure of grain.
Hebrews 6:17
So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
Hebrews 6:18
So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;
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Job 33:27
He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.
Job 33:28
He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.
Psalms 76:9
When God took his place as judge, for the salvation of the poor on the earth. (Selah.)
Proverbs 28:13
He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.
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2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders.
1 Kings 6:7
(And the stones used in the building of the house were squared at the place where they were cut out; there was no sound of hammer or axe or any iron instrument while they were building the house.)
2 Kings 24:3
Only by the word of the Lord did this fate come on Judah, to take them away from before his face; because of the sins of Manasseh and all the evil he did;
Psalms 17:13
Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
Isaiah 10:15
Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.
Isaiah 14:25
To let the Assyrian be broken in my land, and crushed under foot on my mountains: there will his yoke be taken away from them, and his rule over them come to an end.
Isaiah 37:26
Has it not come to your ears how I did it long before, purposing it in times long past? Now I have given effect to my design, so that by you strong towns might be turned into masses of broken walls.
Daniel 3:19
Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of wrath, and the form of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: and he gave orders that the fire was to be heated up seven times more than it was generally heated.
John 19:11
Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.
Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:
Revelation 11:18
And the nations were angry, and your wrath has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and the time of reward for your servants, the prophets, and for the saints, and for those in whom is the fear of your name, small and great, and the time of destruction for those who made the earth unclean.
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Jeremiah 24:5
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Like these good figs, so in my eyes will be the prisoners of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldaeans for their good.
Jeremiah 24:6
For I will keep my eyes on them for good, and I will take them back again to this land, building them up and not pulling them down, planting them and not uprooting them.
Jeremiah 25:6
Do not go after other gods to be their servants and to give them worship, and do not make me angry with the work of your hands, causing evil to yourselves.
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Lamentations 3:38
Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
Lamentations 3:39
What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?
John 18:11
Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me?
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Psalms 21:11
For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
Daniel 6:16
Then the king gave the order, and they took Daniel and put him into the lions' hole. The king made answer and said to Daniel, Your God, whose servant you are at all times, will keep you safe.
Daniel 6:28
So this Daniel did well in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
Matthew 27:20
Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
Matthew 27:21
But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
Matthew 27:22
Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.
Matthew 27:23
And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
Matthew 27:54
Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
Acts 4:10
Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.
Acts 5:30
The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.
Philippians 1:19
For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
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Hosea 8:4
They have put up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, but I had no knowledge of it; they have made images of silver and gold, so that they may be cut off.
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Matthew 5:47
And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
Matthew 18:21
Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?
Ephesians 5:1
Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;
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Genesis 49:24
But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:
Esther 7:10
So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
Daniel 3:30
Then the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego even greater authority in the land of Babylon.
Hosea 7:15
Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.
Matthew 27:24
So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
Matthew 27:25
And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.
Acts 4:11
He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
James 5:11
We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.
James 5:16
So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.
1 Peter 2:7
And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;
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Psalms 101:3
I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.
Luke 1:29
But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?
Luke 1:30
And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
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Matthew 26:55
In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.
Luke 24:20
And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
Luke 24:24
And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.
Luke 24:44
And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.
Luke 24:45
Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
Acts 26:23
That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.
Acts 28:23
And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
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Matthew 26:24
The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.
Matthew 26:56
But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
Mark 14:21
The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but cursed is that man through whom the Son of man is given up! It would have been well for that man if he had never been given birth.
Luke 22:22
For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up.
Luke 24:46
And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day;
John 19:28
After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.
John 19:29
Now there was a vessel ready, full of bitter wine, and they put a sponge full of it on a stick and put it to his mouth.
John 19:30
So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit.
John 19:36
These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
John 19:37
And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.
Acts 3:18
But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.
Acts 26:22
And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;
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Acts 3:26
To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.
Acts 7:6
And God said that his seed would be living in a strange land, and that they would make them servants, and be cruel to them for four hundred years.
Acts 13:30
But God gave him back from the dead:
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Genesis 48:11
And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.
Exodus 9:16
But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.
Exodus 9:17
Are you still uplifted in pride against my people so that you will not let them go?
Exodus 15:9
Egypt said, I will go after them, I will overtake, I will make division of their goods: my desire will have its way with them; my sword will be uncovered, my hand will send destruction on them.
Exodus 15:10
You sent your wind and the sea came over them: they went down like lead into the great waters.
Exodus 15:11
Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
Exodus 18:11
Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
2 Chronicles 25:16
But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
Proverbs 21:30
Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
Acts 5:38
And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:
Acts 5:39
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
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Genesis 41:57
And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.
Genesis 42:1
Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?
Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 45:1
Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.
Deuteronomy 9:28
Or it may be said in the land from which you have taken them, Because the Lord was not able to take them into the land which he said he would give them, and because of his hate for them, he has taken them out to put them to death in the waste land.
Acts 7:14
Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons.
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Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
Proverbs 19:11
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Proverbs 25:21
If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
Matthew 5:45
So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
Matthew 18:22
Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
Romans 12:18
As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.
Romans 12:19
Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.
Romans 12:20
But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.
Romans 12:21
Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.
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Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
Acts 19:21
Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.
Acts 23:11
And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.
Acts 25:12
Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.
Acts 25:25
But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.
Acts 27:1
And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.
Romans 15:22
For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:
Romans 15:23
But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,
Romans 15:24
Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)--
Romans 15:25
But now I go to Jerusalem, taking help for the saints.
Romans 15:26
For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
Romans 15:28
So when I have done this, and have given them this fruit of love, I will go on by you into Spain.
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Romans 15:27
Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.
Romans 15:29
And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.
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