Genesis 50:19
“You don't need to be afraid!” he told them. “I don't stand in the place of God, do I?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
In Context
18Then his brothers themselves came and fell down before Joseph and said, “We are your slaves!”
Cross References
Genesis 45:5But don't be worried or get angry with yourselves that you sold me to be a slave here, because it was God who sent me ahead of you to save lives.
2 Kings 5:7When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes in panic and said, “Does this man think I'm God, having power over life and death, sending me a leper to heal? Obviously he's just trying to invent an excuse to attack me, as anyone can see!”
Matthew 14:27But immediately Jesus said to them, “Don't worry, it's me! Don't be afraid!”
Romans 12:19My dear friends, don't seek revenge, but leave it to God to execute judgment —as Scripture points out, “‘It's for me to dispense justice, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”
Matthew Henry on Genesis 50:16-22
Joseph Comforts His Brethren. ( b. c. 1689.) 15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God… Read the whole commentary →