Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 50

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You decided to do a bad thing to me. But God caused a good thing to happen because of that. God brought me here to save the lives of many people. You can see now that it has really happened!

But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not be afraid of me. It is God who has the authority to punish people. I am not God!

So do not be afraid. I will continue to take care of you. You and your children will receive what you need.’ In this way Joseph comforted them and he spoke kind words to them.

He told us to say to you, “Please forgive your brothers for the very bad things that they did against you. They did a very cruel thing to you.” So please forgive our sin. We are servants of your father's God.’ When Joseph received their message, he wept.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I will soon die. But God will come to you and he will help you. He will take you out of Egypt. He will take you back to the land that he promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’

He also said, ‘God will help you to leave Egypt. When that happens, you must carry my bones away from here.’ Joseph made the Israelites promise that they would do this.

So Joseph died when he was 110 years old. They put special oil on his body so that it would not spoil. Then they put his body in a box there in Egypt.