1 John 1:9
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9 If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.(A)
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Psalm 32:5
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5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah(A)
Proverbs 28:13
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13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.(A)
Jeremiah 33:8
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8 I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me.(A)
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Psalm 51:2-5
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2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.(A)
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.(B)
4 Against you, you alone, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.(C)
5 Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.(D)
1 John 1:7
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7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.(A)
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Ezekiel 36:25
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25 I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.(A)
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Hebrews 10:23
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23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.(A)
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1 Timothy 1:15
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15 The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.(A)
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Nehemiah 1:6
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6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for your servants, the Israelites, confessing the sins of the Israelites, which we have sinned against you. Both I and my family have sinned.(A)
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Ezekiel 37:23
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23 They shall never again defile themselves with their idols and their detestable things or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all the apostasies into which they have fallen[a] and will cleanse them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God.(A)
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- 37.23 Cn: MT from all the settlements in which they have sinned
1 Corinthians 1:9
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9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the partnership of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.(A)
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Job 33:27-28
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27 That person sings to others and says,
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not paid back to me.(A)
28 He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and my life shall see the light.’(B)
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