Genesis 50:17-21
New International Version
17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins(A) and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’(B) Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.(C)” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.(D)
18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him.(E) “We are your slaves,”(F) they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?(G) 20 You intended to harm me,(H) but God intended(I) it for good(J) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.(K) 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.(L)” And he reassured them and spoke kindly(M) to them.
Genesis 50:17-21
King James Version
17 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.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
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Matthew 18:21
New International Version
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?(A) Up to seven times?”(B)
Matthew 18:21
King James Version
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
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Matthew 18:22
New International Version
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
Matthew 18:22
King James Version
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
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