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Genesis 50:15-21 NIV
15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they
said, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for
all the wrongs we did to him?"
16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left
these instructions before he died:
17 'This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to
forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in
treating you so badly.' Now please forgive the sins of the servants
of the God of your father." When their message came to him, Joseph
wept.
18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before
him. "We are your slaves," they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the
place of God?
20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to
accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
21 So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your
children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
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