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

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

They did

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn't profit me.

For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

Servants

Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night."

even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."

"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.

So then, as we have opportunity, let's do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,

Wept

They said one to another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."

Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." They came near. "He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.