Luke 15:18
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18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (A)I have sinned against heaven and before you,
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Lamentations 3:40
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40 Let us search out and examine our ways,
And turn back to the Lord;
Luke 15:21
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21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven (A)and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
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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 (A)confess our sins, He is (B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to (C)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we (D)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
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Luke 18:13
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13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
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Psalm 51:3-5
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3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 (A)Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil (B)in Your sight—
(C)That You may be found just [a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
5 (D)Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:4 LXX, Tg., Vg. in Your words
Jeremiah 50:4-5
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4 “In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
“The children of Israel shall come,
(A)They and the children of Judah together;
(B)With continual weeping they shall come,
(C)And seek the Lord their God.
5 They shall ask the way to Zion,
With their faces toward it, saying,
‘Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord
In (D)a perpetual covenant
That will not be forgotten.’
Matthew 6:14
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14 (A)“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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Hosea 2:6-7
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6 “Therefore, behold,
(A)I will hedge up your way with thorns,
And [a]wall her in,
So that she cannot find her paths.
7 She will [b]chase her lovers,
But not overtake them;
Yes, she will seek them, but not find them.
Then she will say,
(B)‘I will go and return to my (C)first husband,
For then it was better for me than now.’
Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “But I said:
‘How can I put you among the children
And give you (A)a pleasant land,
A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’
“And I said:
‘You shall call Me, (B)“My Father,”
And not turn away from Me.’
Psalm 32:3-5
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3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your (A)hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
(B)I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Psalm 25:11
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11 (A)For Your name’s sake, O Lord,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
Matthew 6:9
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9 In this (A)manner, therefore, pray:
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