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Luke 15:18
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Luke 15:18
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18 I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,
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Luke 15:18
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Luke 15:18
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18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned(A) against heaven and against you.
Lamentations 3:40
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Lamentations 3:40
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40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:40
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Lamentations 3:40
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Luke 15:21
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Luke 15:21
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21 His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.[a]’
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- 15:21 Some manuscripts add Please take me on as a hired servant.
Luke 15:21
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Luke 15:21
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21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.(A) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
1 John 1:8-10
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1 John 1:8-10
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8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
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1 John 1:8-10
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1 John 1:8-10
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8 If we claim to be without sin,(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(B) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(C) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(D) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(E) we make him out to be a liar(F) and his word is not in us.(G)
Luke 18:13
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Luke 18:13
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13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’
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Luke 18:13
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Luke 18:13
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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)
Psalm 51:3-5
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Psalm 51:3-5
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3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say,
and your judgment against me is just.[a]
5 For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Psalm 51:3-5
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Psalm 51:3-5
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Jeremiah 50:4-5
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Jeremiah 50:4-5
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Hope for Israel and Judah
4 “In those coming days,”
says the Lord,
“the people of Israel will return home
together with the people of Judah.
They will come weeping
and seeking the Lord their God.
5 They will ask the way to Jerusalem[a]
and will start back home again.
They will bind themselves to the Lord
with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 50:4-5
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Jeremiah 50:4-5
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4 “In those days, at that time,”
declares the Lord,
“the people of Israel and the people of Judah together(A)
will go in tears(B) to seek(C) the Lord their God.
5 They will ask the way(D) to Zion
and turn their faces toward it.
They will come(E) and bind themselves to the Lord
in an everlasting covenant(F)
that will not be forgotten.
Matthew 6:14
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Matthew 6:14
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14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
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Matthew 6:14
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Matthew 6:14
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14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.(A)
Hosea 2:6-7
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Hosea 2:6-7
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6 “For this reason I will fence her in with thornbushes.
I will block her path with a wall
to make her lose her way.
7 When she runs after her lovers,
she won’t be able to catch them.
She will search for them
but not find them.
Then she will think,
‘I might as well return to my husband,
for I was better off with him than I am now.’
Hosea 2:6-7
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Hosea 2:6-7
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6 Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes;
I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.(A)
7 She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
she will look for them but not find them.(B)
Then she will say,
‘I will go back to my husband(C) as at first,(D)
for then I was better off(E) than now.’
Jeremiah 3:19
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “I thought to myself,
‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—
the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’
and I wanted you never to turn from me.
Jeremiah 3:19
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “I myself said,
Psalm 32:3-5
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Psalm 32:3-5
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3 When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.
4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude
5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude
Psalm 32:3-5
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Psalm 32:3-5
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Footnotes
- Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.
Psalm 25:11
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Psalm 25:11
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11 For the honor of your name, O Lord,
forgive my many, many sins.
Psalm 25:11
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Psalm 25:11
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Matthew 6:9
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Matthew 6:9
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Matthew 6:9
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Matthew 6:9
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9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father(A) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
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