Take with you words
    and return to the Lord;
say to him,
    “Take away all iniquity;
accept (A)what is good,
    and we will pay with bulls
    (B)the vows[a] of our lips.

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  1. Hosea 14:2 Septuagint, Syriac pay the fruit

Take words with you
    and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
    “Forgive(A) all our sins
and receive us graciously,(B)
    that we may offer the fruit of our lips.[a](C)

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  1. Hosea 14:2 Or offer our lips as sacrifices of bulls

15 (A)Through him then let us continually offer up (B)a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, (C)the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

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15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice(A) of praise—the fruit of lips(B) that openly profess his name.

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(A)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
    and (B)cleanse me from my sin!

(C)For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is ever before me.
(D)Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil (E)in your sight,
(F)so that you may be justified in your words
    and blameless in your judgment.
Behold, (G)I was brought forth in iniquity,
    and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, you delight in truth in (H)the inward being,
    and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

Purge me (I)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    (J)wash me, and I shall be (K)whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
    (L)let the bones (M)that you have broken rejoice.
(N)Hide your face from my sins,
    and (O)blot out all my iniquities.
10 (P)Create in me a (Q)clean heart, O God,
    and (R)renew a right[a] spirit within me.

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  1. Psalm 51:10 Or steadfast

Wash away(A) all my iniquity
    and cleanse(B) me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.(C)
Against you, you only, have I sinned(D)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(E)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(F)
Surely I was sinful(G) at birth,(H)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(I) in that secret place.(J)

Cleanse(K) me with hyssop,(L) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.(M)
Let me hear joy and gladness;(N)
    let the bones(O) you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins(P)
    and blot out(Q) all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart,(R) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.(S)

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31 “For has anyone said to God,
    ‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;
32 (A)teach me what I do not see;
    if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

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31 “Suppose someone says to God,
    ‘I am guilty(A) but will offend no more.
32 Teach me what I cannot see;(B)
    if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’(C)

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21 Why do you not pardon my transgression
    and take away my iniquity?
For now I shall lie in (A)the earth;
    you will (B)seek me, (C)but I shall not be.”

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21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
    and forgive my sins?(A)
For I will soon lie down in the dust;(B)
    you will search for me, but I will be no more.”(C)

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You know that (A)he appeared in order to (B)take away sins, and (C)in him there is no sin.

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But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.(A) And in him is no sin.(B)

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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.

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  1. Micah 7:19 Hebrew their

18 Who is a God(A) like you,
    who pardons sin(B) and forgives(C) the transgression
    of the remnant(D) of his inheritance?(E)
You do not stay angry(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.(G)
19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities(H) into the depths of the sea.(I)

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(A)you yourselves like living stones are being built up as (B)a spiritual house, to be (C)a holy priesthood, (D)to offer spiritual sacrifices (E)acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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you also, like living stones, are being built(A) into a spiritual house[a](B) to be a holy priesthood,(C) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(D)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit

13 But the tax collector, (A)standing far off, (B)would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but (C)beat his breast, saying, ‘God, (D)be merciful to me, a sinner!’

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13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(A) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(B)

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17 (A)Between the (B)vestibule and the (C)altar
    (D)let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep
and say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
    and make not your heritage a reproach,
    a byword among the nations.[a]
(E)Why should they say among the peoples,
    ‘Where is their God?’”

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  1. Joel 2:17 Or reproach, that the nations should rule over them

17 Let the priests, who minister(A) before the Lord,
    weep(B) between the portico and the altar.(C)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
    Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(D)
    a byword(E) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
    ‘Where is their God?(F)’”

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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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10 David was conscience-stricken(A) after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “I have sinned(B) greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing.(C)

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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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13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned(A) against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away(B) your sin.(C) You are not going to die.(D)

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But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light.

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But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E)

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