Genesis 50:21
So don't worry. I'll go on taking care of you and your children.” Speaking kindly like this he calmed them down.
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22Joseph remained in Egypt, together with his father's whole family. He lived to be 110,
Cross References
Genesis 34:3However, then he fell deeply in love with Dinah and tried to get her to love him too.
Genesis 45:10You'll live in the land of Goshen so you can be close to me with your children and grandchildren, and with your flocks and herds and everything that belongs to you.
Genesis 47:12He also provided food for all of them—his father, his brothers, and his father's whole household—depending on family size.
Isaiah 40:2“Speak lovingly to the people of Jerusalem, telling them that their hard times are over, that their sins have been forgiven, and that the Lord has paid them twice over for their sins.”
Matthew 6:14For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure none of you pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to one another, and to everyone.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 50:16-22
Joseph Comforts His Brethren. ( b. c. 1689.) 15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 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… Read the whole commentary →