2 Samuel 12:13
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13 (A)David said to Nathan, (B)“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, (C)“The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
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2 Samuel 24:10
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The Lord's Judgment of David's Sin
10 But (A)David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, (B)“I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done (C)very foolishly.”
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Proverbs 28:13
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13 Whoever (A)conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who (B)confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Psalm 51:4
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4 (A)Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil (B)in your sight,
(C)so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
Luke 15:21
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21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. (A)I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[a]
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- Luke 15:21 Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants
Zechariah 3:4
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4 And the angel said to (A)those who were standing before him, (B)“Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, (C)I have taken your iniquity away from you, and (D)I will clothe you with pure vestments.”
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Micah 7:18-19
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God's Steadfast Love and Compassion
18 (A)Who is a God like you, (B)pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
(C)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(D)He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will (E)again have compassion on us;
(F)he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
(G)You will cast all our[a] sins
into the depths of the sea.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:19 Hebrew their
Psalm 32:1-5
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Blessed Are the Forgiven
A Maskil[a] of David.
32 (A)Blessed is the one whose (B)transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord (C)counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit (D)there is no deceit.
3 For when I kept silent, my (E)bones wasted away
through my (F)groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your (G)hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up[b] as by the heat of summer. Selah
5 I (H)acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I (I)will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 32:4 Hebrew my vitality was changed
1 Samuel 15:30
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30 Then he said, “I have sinned; yet (A)honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, (B)and return with me, that I may bow before the Lord your God.”
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Leviticus 20:10
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Punishments for Sexual Immorality
10 “If a (A)man commits adultery with the wife of[a] his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
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- Leviticus 20:10 Hebrew repeats if a man commits adultery with the wife of
Hebrews 9:26
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26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, (A)he has appeared (B)once for all (C)at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
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Romans 8:33-34
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33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? (A)It is God who justifies. 34 (B)Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—(C)who is at the right hand of God, (D)who indeed is interceding for us.[a]
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- Romans 8:34 Or Is it Christ Jesus who died… for us?
1 John 1:7-2:1
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7 But (A)if we walk in the light, (B)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (C)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 (D)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and (E)the truth is not in us. 9 (F)If we confess our sins, he is (G)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and (H)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, (I)we make him a liar, and (J)his word is not in us.
Christ Our Advocate
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, (K)we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
Acts 2:37
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37 Now when (A)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, (B)what shall we do?”
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Matthew 14:10
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10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,
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Matthew 14:3-5
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3 For (A)Herod had seized John and bound him and (B)put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,[a] 4 because John had been saying to him, (C)“It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 And though he wanted to put him to death, (D)he feared the people, because they held him to be (E)a prophet.
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- Matthew 14:3 Some manuscripts his brother's wife
Lamentations 3:32
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32 but, though he (A)cause grief, (B)he will have compassion
(C)according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
Isaiah 44:22
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22 (A)I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.
Isaiah 43:24
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24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
you have wearied me with your iniquities.
Isaiah 38:17
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17 (A)Behold, it was for my welfare
that I had great bitterness;
(B)but in love you have delivered my life
from the pit of destruction,
(C)for you have cast all my sins
behind your back.
Isaiah 6:5-7
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5 And I said: “Woe is me! (A)For I am lost; (B)for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the (C)King, the Lord of hosts!”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he (D)touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
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Proverbs 25:12
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Psalm 130:3-4
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3 If you, O Lord, should (A)mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (B)stand?
4 But with you there is (C)forgiveness,
(D)that you may be feared.
Psalm 51:16
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16 (A)For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
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