Genesis 50:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He said, ‘Tell Joseph that I beg him to please forgive his brothers for the bad things they did to him.’ So now Joseph, we beg you, please forgive us for the bad things we did to you. We are the servants of God, the God of your father.” That message made Joseph very sad, and he cried.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you through Christ.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Psalm 21:11

That is because they made evil plans against you. They wanted to do things they could not do.

Genesis 49:25

the God of your father who helps you. May God All-Powerful bless you and give you blessings from the sky above and from the deep below. May he give you blessings from breast and womb.

Genesis 45:8

It was not your fault that I was sent here. It was God’s plan. God made me like a father to Pharaoh. I am the governor over all his house and over all Egypt.”

James 5:16

So always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. Anyone who lives the way God wants can pray, and great things will happen.

Galatians 6:16

Peace and mercy to those who follow this rule—to all God’s people.

Galatians 6:10

When we have the opportunity to do good to anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.

Mark 10:41

When the other ten followers heard this, they were angry with James and John.

Matthew 25:40

“Then the king will answer, ‘The truth is, anything you did for any of my people here, you also did for me.’

Matthew 18:35

“This king did the same as my heavenly Father will do to you. You must forgive your brother or sister with all your heart, or my heavenly Father will not forgive you.”

Matthew 10:42

Whoever helps any of these little ones because they are my followers will definitely get a reward, even if they only give them a cup of cold water.”

Matthew 6:12

Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.

Genesis 50:20

It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God’s plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened.

Genesis 31:42

But the God of my ancestors, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, was with me. If God had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing. But he saw the trouble that I had and the work that I did, and last night God proved that I am right.”

Genesis 50:16

So the brothers sent this message to Joseph: “Before your father died, he told us to give you a message.

Genesis 50:18

His brothers went to him and bowed down in front of him. They said, “We will be your servants.”