Genesis 50:17

Joseph Reassures His Brothers

¹⁶ And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, 'Thy father commanded before his death, saying, ¹⁷ Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him. ¹⁸ And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, 'Lo, we are to thee for servants.'

God of Your Father

Wronged You

Joseph

Sin

Genesis 31:42

unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been for me, surely now empty thou hadst sent me away; mine affliction and the labour of my hands hath God seen, and reproveth yesternight.'

Genesis 42:21-24

And they say one unto another, 'Verily we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

Genesis 45:4-5

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, 'I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

Genesis 45:8

and now, ye -- ye have not sent me hither, but God, and He doth set me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 49:25

By the God of thy father who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and womb; --

Genesis 50:20

As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as at this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

Job 33:27-28

He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

Psalm 21:11

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

Proverbs 28:13

Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

Matthew 6:12

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

Matthew 6:14-15

For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you -- your Father who is in the heavens;

Matthew 10:42

and whoever may 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 may not lose his reward.'

Matthew 18:35

so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'

Matthew 25:40

And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did it.

Mark 10:41

And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,

Luke 17:3-4

'Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,

Galatians 6:10

therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

Galatians 6:16

and as many as by this rule do walk -- peace upon them, and kindness, and on the Israel of God!

Ephesians 4:32

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

Colossians 3:12-13

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

James 5:16

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;