Genesis 45:1-5 ▼

1 Joseph could no longer keep his composure in front of all his attendants, so he called out, “Send everyone away from me! ” No one was with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers.

2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and also Pharaoh’s household heard it.

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living? ” But they could not answer him because they were terrified in his presence.

4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please, come near me,” and they came near. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt.

5 And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.