Genesis 50:17

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Summary

So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

Forgive

Colossians 3:12

They did

James 5:16

Servants

Philemon 1:8

Wept

Genesis 42:21

Genesis 45:4

Bible References

Forgive

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

So likewise shall my heavenly Father do to you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he shall repent forgive him.

And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;

They did

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

He looketh upon men, and if any shall say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but he who confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much.

Servants

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac had been with me, surely thou hadst now sent me away empty. God hath seen my affliction, and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

And the king will answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to them who are of the household of faith.

Wherefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient.

Wept

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

And Joseph said to his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you: and they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.