Bible verses for children
Good can grow after wrong.
Genesis 50:20
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.
Genesis 50:20 · World English Bible Classic (WEB)
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What does this verse mean?
Joseph tells his brothers clearly that what they did was wrong. He also sees that God has brought life-saving good out of his story: food has been provided during a famine. Seeing that good does not turn the brothers’ cruelty into a kind action.
If someone hurts you, you can name the wrong and ask for protection. Later, good may come through help, healing or new friendships. You do not have to call the hurt good or pretend it never happened.
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How can we be thankful for help without pretending that a wrong action was right?
An example from the Bible
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Joseph Reassures His Brothers
Genesis 50:15–21
After Jacob died, Joseph’s brothers feared payback, but Joseph answered them with tears, truth, and kindness.
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Bible context & readings +
After their father dies, Joseph’s brothers fear revenge because they sold him years earlier. In Genesis 50:15–21 Joseph reassures them and promises to provide for their families. He speaks about what happened in his own story, not a rule that every painful event will have an obvious happy ending.
Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.A simple prayer +
God, help people who have been hurt find safety and healing. Help us choose care instead of revenge. Amen.
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