Genesis 45:8 (WEB)
So now it wasn’t you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Catechism · 1
“You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive."” — Catechism footnote: Gen 45:8; 50:20; cf. Tob 2:12 (Vulgate).
Fathers and councils · 1
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11Conference XIII
“You imagined evil against me but God turned it into good, that He might exalt me, as ye see at the present time, that He might save much people.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlv. 5–8; l. 19, 20.
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Cross-references · 10
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11.
Cited together in Catechism §312 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §312.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.11.
Cited together in Catechism §312.