Luke 15:20
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20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and (A)ran and (B)embraced him and (C)kissed him.
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Psalm 103:10-13
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10 He does not deal with us (A)according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For (B)as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his (C)steadfast love toward (D)those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he (E)remove our transgressions from us.
13 As (F)a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion (G)to those who fear him.
Psalm 86:5
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5 For you, O Lord, are good and (A)forgiving,
(B)abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
Psalm 86:15
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15 But you, O Lord, are a God (A)merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Ephesians 2:13
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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (A)far off have been brought near (B)by the blood of Christ.
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Deuteronomy 30:2-4
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2 and (A)return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3 then the Lord your God (B)will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will (C)gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you. 4 (D)If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you.
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Genesis 33:4
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4 (A)But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him (B)and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
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Isaiah 49:15
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15 (A)“Can a woman forget her nursing child,
that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget,
yet I will not forget you.
Genesis 46:29
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29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and (A)fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
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Ephesians 2:17
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17 And he came and (A)preached peace to you who were (B)far off and peace to those who were (C)near.
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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
Jeremiah 31:20
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20 (A)Is Ephraim my dear son?
(B)Is he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
(C)Therefore my heart[a] yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:20 Hebrew bowels
Isaiah 57:18
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18 I have seen his ways, (A)but I will heal him;
I will lead him (B)and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
Job 33:27-28
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27 He sings before men and says:
‘I (A)sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
28 He has redeemed my (B)soul from going down (C)into the pit,
and my life shall (D)look upon the light.’
Genesis 45:14
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14 Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
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Acts 20:37
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37 And (A)there was much weeping on the part of all; (B)they embraced Paul and (C)kissed him,
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Acts 2:39
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39 For (A)the promise is for you and (B)for your children and for all (C)who are far off, everyone (D)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
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Ezekiel 16:6-8
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6 “And when I passed by you and saw you wallowing (A)in your blood, I said to you (B)in your blood, ‘Live!’ I said to you (C)in your blood, ‘Live!’ 7 (D)I made you flourish like a plant of the field. And you grew up and became tall (E)and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet (F)you were naked and bare.
8 “When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and (G)I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you (H)and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, (I)and you became mine.
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Hosea 11:8
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8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
(A)How can I make you (B)like Admah?
How can I treat you (C)like Zeboiim?
(D)My heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.
Isaiah 55:6-9
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 (B)For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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