18 His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!” 19 But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
Genesis 50:18–20
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