Quotes About Forgiveness

When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own motherís son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the menís sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each oneís silver in the mouth of his sack.

They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ëWhy have you repaid good with evil?

When Judah and his brothers arrived at Josephís house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

And your servant my father said to us, ëYou know that my wife bore me two sons.

Now please let your servant stay here as my lordís slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.

Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaohís household soon heard of it.

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ëThis is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

When the news reached Pharaohís house that Josephís brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.

“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”

Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”