Luke 15:20
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20 “And he arose and came to his father. But (A)when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
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Psalm 86:5
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5 For (A)You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
Psalm 86:15
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15 But (A)You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.
Ephesians 2:13
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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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Genesis 46:29
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29 So Joseph made ready his (A)chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and (B)fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
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Genesis 45:14
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14 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
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Isaiah 49:15
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15 “Can(A) a woman forget her nursing child,
[a]And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
(B)Yet I will not forget you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:15 Lit. From having compassion
Psalm 103:10-13
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10 (A)He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He (B)removed our transgressions from us.
13 (C)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
Deuteronomy 30:2-4
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2 and you (A)return to the Lord your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3 (B)that the Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and (C)gather you again from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you. 4 (D)If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring 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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Ephesians 2:17
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17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.
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Acts 20:37
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37 Then they all (A)wept [a]freely, and (B)fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,
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- Acts 20:37 Lit. much
Jeremiah 31:20
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20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
(A)Therefore My [a]heart yearns for him;
(B)I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:20 Lit. inward parts
Acts 2:39
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39 For the promise is to you and (A)to your children, and (B)to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
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Micah 7:18-19
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18 (A)Who is a God like You,
(B)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (C)the remnant of His heritage?
(D)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (E)mercy.[a]
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all [b]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
- Micah 7:19 Lit. their
Hosea 11:8
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8 “How(A) can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like (B)Admah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart [a]churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred.
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- Hosea 11:8 Lit. turns over
Ezekiel 16:6-8
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6 “And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ 7 (A)I made you [a]thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.
8 “When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; (B)so I spread [b]My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I (C)swore an oath to you and entered into a (D)covenant with you, and (E)you became Mine,” says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 16:7 Lit. a myriad
- Ezekiel 16:8 Or the corner of My garment
Isaiah 57:18
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18 I have seen his ways, and (A)will heal him;
I will also lead him,
And restore comforts to him
And to (B)his mourners.
Isaiah 55:6-9
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6 (A)Seek the Lord while He may be (B)found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 (C)Let the [a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (D)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(E)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For(F) My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For(G) as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
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