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 debts, as we forgive our debtors;
Matthew 18:35
Thus will my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.
Luke 17:3
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Ephesians 4:32
tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgiveth you.
Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as the elect of God holy and beloved, bowels of mercy, benignity, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;

They did

James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed: the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Servants

Matthew 10:42
And whosoever shall give to one of these mean persons but a cup of cold water to drink, as my disciple, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.
Matthew 25:40
And the king replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did it to me.
Mark 10:41
And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at James and John.
Galatians 6:10
And therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the houshold of faith.
Philemon 1:8
Wherefore though I have sufficient authority in Christ to enjoin thee what is meet,