Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
They did
Bible References
Forgive
Matthew 6:12
and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;
Matthew 18:35
"In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."
Luke 17:3
Be on your guard. "If your brother acts wrongly, reprove him; and if he is sorry, forgive him;
Ephesians 4:32
On the contrary learn to be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you.
Colossians 3:12
Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own people holy and dearly loved, with tender-heartedness, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
They did
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. The heartfelt supplication of a righteous man exerts a mighty influence.
Servants
Matthew 10:42
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."
Matthew 25:40
"But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'
Mark 10:41
The other ten, hearing of it, were at first highly indignant with James and John.
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us labour for the good of all, and especially of those who belong to the household of the faith.
Philemon 1:8
Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do what is fitting,