Luke 11:4
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4 And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.
And do not bring us to the time of trial.”[a](A)
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- 11.4 Or us into temptation. Other ancient authorities add but rescue us from the evil one (or from evil)
Matthew 6:12-15
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12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.(A)
13 And do not bring us to the time of trial,[a]
but rescue us from the evil one.[b](B)
14 “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,(C) 15 but if you do not forgive others,[c] neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.(D)
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Matthew 26:41
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41 Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial;[a] the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”(A)
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- 26.41 Or into testing
Isaiah 43:25-26
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25 I alone am the one
who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
and I will not remember your sins.(A)
26 Accuse me; let us go to trial;
set forth your case, so that you may be proved right.(B)
James 2:13
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13 For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.(A)
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Matthew 18:35
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35 So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
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1 John 1:8-10
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8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.(A) 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.(B)
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2 Timothy 4:18
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18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 3:3
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3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.[a](A)
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- 3.3 Or from evil
Colossians 3:13
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13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord[a] has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities read just as Christ
Ephesians 4:31-32
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31 Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice.(A) 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.[a](B)
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- 4.32 Other ancient authorities read us
2 Corinthians 12:7-8
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7 even considering the exceptional character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep[a] me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated.[b] 8 Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me,(A)
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1 Corinthians 10:13
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13 No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.(A)
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John 17:15
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15 I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one.[a](A)
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- 17.15 Or from evil
Luke 22:46
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46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial.”[a](A)
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- 22.46 Or into testing
Luke 8:13
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13 The ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe only for a while and in a time of testing fall away.
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Hosea 14:2
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2 Take words with you
and return to the Lord;
say to him,
“Take away all guilt;
accept that which is good,
and we will offer
the fruit[a] of our lips.(A)
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- 14.2 Gk Syr: Heb bulls
Daniel 9:19
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19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act and do not delay! For your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people bear your name!”(A)
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Psalm 130:3-4
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3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?(A)
4 But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.(B)
Revelation 3:10
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10 Because you have kept my word of endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.(A)
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Revelation 2:10
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10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have affliction. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.(A)
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Matthew 11:25-26
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Jesus Thanks His Father
25 At that time Jesus said, “I thank[a] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;(A) 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[b]
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Psalm 121:7
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7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.(A)
Psalm 51:1-3
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Psalm 51
Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon
To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy,
blot out my transgressions.(A)
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.(B)
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.(C)
Psalm 32:1-5
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Psalm 32
The Joy of Forgiveness
Of David. A Maskil.
1 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.(A)
2 Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.(B)
3 While I kept silent, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long.(C)
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up[a] as by the heat of summer. Selah(D)
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(E)
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- 32.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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