Thusyou shall sayto Joseph,"Pleaseforgive,I begyou, the transgressionof your brothersand their sin,for they didyou wrong."'And now,pleaseforgivethe transgressionof the servantsof the Godof your father."And Josephweptwhen they spoketo him.
Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
Thoughthey intendedevilagainstYou [And] deviseda plot,They will not succeed.
From the Godof your fatherwho helpsyou, And by the Almightywho blessesyou [With] blessingsof heavenabove,Blessingsof the deepthat liesbeneath,Blessingsof the breastsand of the womb.
"Now,therefore, it was not you who sentme here,but God;and He has mademe a fatherto Pharaohand lordof allhis householdand rulerover allthe landof Egypt.
Therefore,confessyour sinsto oneanother,and prayfor one anothersothat you may be healed.The effectiveprayerof a righteous mancanaccomplishmuch.
And those whowill walkby thisrule,peaceand mercy[be] upon them, and upon the Israelof God.
So then,whilewe haveopportunity,let us dogoodto all people,and especiallyto thosewho are of the householdof the faith.
Hearing[this], the tenbeganto feel indignantwith Jamesand John.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
"My heavenlyFatherwill alsodothe sameto you, ifeachof you does not forgivehis brotherfrom your heart."
"And whoeverin the nameof a disciplegivesto oneof theselittle onesevena cupof coldwater to drink,trulyI sayto you, he shall not losehis reward."
And forgiveus our debts,as we alsohave forgivenour debtors.
"As for you, you meantevilagainstme, [but] Godmeantit for goodin orderto bringaboutthispresentresult, to preservemanypeoplealive.
"Ifthe Godof my father,the Godof Abraham,and the fearof Isaac,hadnot beenfor me, surelynowyou would have sentme awayempty-handed.Godhas seenmy afflictionand the toilof my hands,so He renderedjudgmentlastnight."
So they sent[a message] to Joseph,saying,"Your fatherchargedbeforehe died,saying,
Then his brothersalsocameand felldownbeforehim and said,"Behold,we are your servants."
