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

Bible References

Forgive

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

That is what my heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not each forgive your brothers from your hearts!"

Look out for yourselves! If your brother wrongs you, take it up with him, and if he repents, forgive him.

You must be kind to one another, you must be tender-hearted, and forgive one another just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

As persons chosen by God, then, consecrated and dearly loved, you must clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, forbearance.

They did

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. An upright man can do a great deal by prayer when he tries.

Servants

And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."

The king will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you did it to one of the humblest of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.'

When the other ten heard of this they were at first very indignant at James and John.

So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who belong to the family of the faith.

So although as a Christian I feel quite free to order you to do what ought to be done,