John Piper points out that what Joseph’s brothers meant for evil, God meant for good. As opposed to—Joseph’s brothers meant it for evil but God used it for good. Maybe it’s semantics or splitting hairs or whatever but I think it’s interesting.
Genesis 50:20a ESV
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good,
In addition, it looks like the NLT “corrected” this in the later revision:
NLT1 (1996): As far as I am concerned, God turned into good what you meant for evil.
NLTse: You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good.
HCSB: You planned evil against me; God planned it for good


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