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 set us free from our debts, as we set free our debtors.

So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you unless from your hearts ye forgive every one his brother their trespasses.

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

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God has forgiven you in Christ.

Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,

They did

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God thought it out unto good, to bring to pass that which we see this day, to give life to many people.

He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me;

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a wicked device, but they did not prevail.

He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall attain mercy.

Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that ye may be whole. The effectual prayer of the righteous is very powerful.

Servants

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, were not with me, surely thou would send me away now empty. God has seen my affliction and the work of my hands and rebuked thee last night.

by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the deep that lies under, with 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 have done it unto one of the least of these my brothers, ye have done it unto me.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be angry against James and John.

Therefore as long as we have the opportunity, let us do good unto everyone, especially unto those who are of the household of faith.

Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command thee that which is expedient,

Wept

And they said one to another, We are truly 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.

Then Joseph said unto his brethren, Now come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.