Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for am I in the place of God?
Parallel translations
- KJV And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
- BSB But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
- ESV But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God?
- NKJV Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?
- NASB But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place?
- NLT But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you?
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- Rom 12:19Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- Gen 30:2Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in God’s place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
- Gen 45:5Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
- Heb 10:30For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me,” says the Lord, “I will repay.” Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
- 2 Kgs 5:7When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes, and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”
- Deut 32:35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”
- Matt 14:27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”
- Job 34:19–29Who doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.
- Luke 24:37–38But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
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