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 also have forgiven our debtors.

So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

They did

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

He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:

For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Servants

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine 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 coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

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

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,

Wept

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

And Joseph said unto 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.