Genesis 50:20
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.
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ye thought.

Genesis 37:4, 18-20
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. . . .

Psalm 56:5
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are of my demise.

God meant.

Genesis 45:5-8
And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. . . .

Psalm 76:10
Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

Psalm 105:16, 17
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. . . .

Psalm 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.

Isaiah 10:7
But this is not what he intends; this is not what he plans. His purpose is to destroy and cut off many nations.

Acts 2:23
He was handed over by God's set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

Acts 3:13-15, 26
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him. . . .

Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.

King James Bible
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result--the survival of many people.

International Standard Version
As far as you're concerned, you were planning evil against me, but God intended it for good, planning to bring about the present result so that many people would be preserved alive.

NET Bible
As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
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