Luke 18:13
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13 But the tax collector, (A)standing far off, (B)would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but (C)beat his breast, saying, ‘God, (D)be merciful to me, a sinner!’
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1 John 1:8-10
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8 (A)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and (B)the truth is not in us. 9 (C)If we confess our sins, he is (D)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and (E)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, (F)we make him a liar, and (G)his word is not in us.
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Ezra 9:6
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6 saying:
“O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities (A)have risen higher than our heads, and our (B)guilt has (C)mounted up to the heavens.
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1 Timothy 1:15
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15 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (B)came into the world to save sinners, (C)of whom I am the foremost.
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Luke 23:48
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48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home (A)beating their breasts.
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Luke 7:6-7
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6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, (A)do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But (B)say the word, and let my servant be healed.
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Psalm 41:4
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- Psalm 41:4 Hebrew my soul
Hebrews 4:16
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16 (A)Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Romans 5:8
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8 but (A)God shows his love for us in that (B)while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Acts 2:37
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37 Now when (A)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, (B)what shall we do?”
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Isaiah 64:5-6
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5 You meet him who joyfully works righteousness,
those who remember you in your ways.
Behold, you were angry, and we sinned;
in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved?[a]
6 (A)We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
(B)We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 64:5 Or in your ways is continuance, that we might be saved
Isaiah 6:5
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5 And I said: “Woe is me! (A)For I am lost; (B)for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the (C)King, the Lord of hosts!”
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Hebrews 8:12
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12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities,
(A)and I will remember their sins no more.”
Luke 23:40-43
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40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me (A)when you come into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in (B)paradise.”
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Luke 5:8
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8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, (A)“Depart from me, for (B)I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
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2 Corinthians 7:11
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11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, (A)what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.
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Romans 5:20-21
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20 Now (A)the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, (C)as sin reigned in death, (D)grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Luke 15:18-21
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18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, (A)I have sinned against (B)heaven and before you. 19 (C)I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ 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 (D)ran and (E)embraced him and (F)kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. (G)I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[a]
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- Luke 15:21 Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants
Daniel 9:18-19
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18 (A)O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see (B)our desolations, and (C)the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. (D)Delay not, (E)for your own sake, O my God, because (F)your city and (G)your people are called by your name.”
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Daniel 9:7-11
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7 To you, (A)O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, (B)those who are near and (C)those who are far away, in (D)all the lands to which you have driven them, because of (E)the treachery that they have committed against you. 8 To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because (F)we have sinned against you. 9 (G)To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him 10 (H)and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by (I)his servants the prophets. 11 (J)All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, (K)refusing to obey your voice. (L)And the curse and oath (M)that are written in the Law of (N)Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because (O)we have sinned against him.
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Ezekiel 16:63
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63 that you may remember and be confounded, and (A)never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God.”
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Jeremiah 31:18-19
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18 I have heard (A)Ephraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
like an untrained calf;
(B)bring me back that I may be restored,
for you are the Lord my God.
19 For after (C)I had turned away, I relented,
and after I was instructed, (D)I struck my thigh;
(E)I was ashamed, and I was confounded,
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
Isaiah 1:18
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18 “Come now, (A)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as (B)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute
Psalm 86:15-16
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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.
16 (B)Turn to me and be gracious to me;
give your strength to (C)your servant,
and save (D)the son of your maidservant.
Psalm 51:1-3
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Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when (A)Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 (B)Have mercy on me,[a] O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your (C)abundant mercy
(D)blot out my transgressions.
2 (E)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and (F)cleanse me from my sin!
3 (G)For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:1 Or Be gracious to me
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