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,
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