The LORD was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master,

At that time Abimelech went with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.

His enemies attack him fiercely And pursue him with their bows and arrows.

But his bow remains steady, And his arms are made strong By the power of the Mighty God of Jacob, By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.

Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.

When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you.

God sent his angel to shut the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. He did this because he knew that I was innocent and because I have not wronged you, Your Majesty."

In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Certainly not God, who did not even keep back his own Son, but offered him for us all! He gave us his Son---will he not also freely give us all things?

No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!

Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?

But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, how happy you are! Do not be afraid of anyone, and do not worry.

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if this should be God's will, than for doing evil.

Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.

However, if you suffer because you are a Christian, don't be ashamed of it, but thank God that you bear Christ's name.

and put them in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same place where Joseph was being kept.

"I will make the Egyptians respect you so that when my people leave, they will not go empty-handed.

The LORD made the Egyptians respect the Israelites. Indeed, the officials and all the people considered Moses to be a very great man.

The LORD made the Egyptians respect the people and give them what they asked for. In this way the Israelites carried away the wealth of the Egyptians.

until what he had predicted came true. The word of the LORD proved him right.

with power over the king's officials and authority to instruct his advisers.

He made all their oppressors feel sorry for them.

When you please the LORD, you can make your enemies into friends.

and God made Ashpenaz sympathetic to Daniel.

"Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

and brought him safely through all his troubles. When Joseph appeared before the king of Egypt, God gave him a pleasing manner and wisdom, and the king made Joseph governor over the country and the royal household.