Genesis 50:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸ Then his brothers also wept,^[a] fell down before him, and said, “We are here as your slaves.” ¹⁹ But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God? ²⁰ Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.