Genesis 50:17

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Genesis 50:17

‘Say this to Joseph: Please forgive your brothers’ transgression and their sin—the suffering they caused you.’ Therefore, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when their message came to him.

Genesis 31:42

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work, and He issued His verdict last night.”

Genesis 42:21-24

Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.”

Genesis 45:4-5

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.

Genesis 45:8

Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 49:25

by the God of your father who helps you,
and by the Almighty who blesses you
with blessings of the heavens above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
and blessings of the breasts and the womb.

Genesis 50:20

You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.

Job 33:27-28

He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.

Psalm 21:11

Though they intend to harm you
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

Proverbs 28:13

The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.

Matthew 6:12

And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Matthew 6:14-15

“For if you forgive people their wrongdoing, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.

Matthew 10:42

And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”

Matthew 18:35

So My heavenly Father will also do to you if each of you does not forgive his brother from his heart.”

Matthew 25:40

“And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

Mark 10:41

When the other 10 disciples heard this, they began to be indignant with James and John.

Luke 17:3-4

Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Galatians 6:10

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

Galatians 6:16

May peace come to all those who follow this standard, and mercy to the Israel of God!

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

Colossians 3:12-13

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

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Summary

Genesis 50:17

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 also have forgiven our debtors.

So My heavenly Father will also do to you if each of you does not forgive his brother from his heart.”

Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

They did

You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.

He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.

Though they intend to harm you
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

Servants

by the God of your father who helps you,
and by the Almighty who blesses you
with blessings of the heavens above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
and blessings of the breasts and the womb.

And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple

—I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”

“And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

When the other 10 disciples heard this, they began to be indignant with James and John.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

Wept

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.