But Joseph replied, "Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
Cross References
Genesis 50:18His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, "We are your slaves!"
Genesis 50:20As 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.
Treasury of Scripture
And Joseph said to them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
fear not.
Genesis 45:5
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Matthew 14:27
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Luke 24:37,38
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit…
for am I.
Genesis 30:2
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?
Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
2 Kings 5:7
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.
